In 1906 Kees van Dongen exhibits a selection of his work in Rotterdam. He shows ten drawings and more than seventy paintings, including this view of Montmartre. His work, which is subsequently shown in Zwolle, too, is remarkably well-received by the Dutch press, yet he only sells three works in all. This one is bought by Henriëtte Reuchlin-Lucardie, who gives it to Museum Boymans in 1936., Van Dongen made his debut as a painter in Paris with a solo exhibition at Galerie Vollard. The show included two new series of views of Paris from Montmartre. Van Dongen wrote to a Dutch journalist: ‘It is a great success […] but I am so ambitious that I would very much like your cooperation in appreciating my success.’
Specifications
| Title | Houses in Montmartre |
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| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 65 cm Width 46 cm |
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| Artists |
Artist:
Kees van Dongen
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| Accession number | 1171 (MK) |
| Credits | Gift H. Reuchlin-Lucardie, 1936 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1936 |
| Creation date | in circa 1903-1904 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) De grote ogen van Kees van Dongen (2010) |
| External exhibitions |
Van Dongen. Fauve, anarchiste et mondain (2011) Van Dongen et le Bateau Lavoir (2018) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Paris > France > Western Europe > Europe |
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Kees van Dongen
Delfshaven 1877 - Monte Carlo 1968
Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen was born on 26 January 1877 in Delfshaven, then still a small independent port near Rotterdam. At the age of fifteen, Kees...
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