Van Dongen painted many portraits. His portrait of his wife hangs above the buffet in this interior, with its marvellous colours and composition. In the actual portrait she stands against a bright red background. Here it has become blue. Apparently he did not find the red harmonious with the ochre yellow and blue.

Specifications
Title | La commode |
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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 100 cm Width 65 cm |
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Artists |
Schilder:
Kees van Dongen
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Accession number | 1188 (MK) |
Credits | Schenking / Donation: Jo Zwartendijk 1936 |
Department | Modern Art |
Acquisition date | 1936 |
Age artist | About 35 years old |
Material | |
Object | |
Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
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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