Kees van Dongen

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Dutch emigrant to France Fauvist painter human painter

Kees van Dongen was a Dutch-French painter known for his bold use of color, expressive portraits, and prominent role in the early 20th-century avant-garde.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch emigrant to France → Fauvist painter → human → painter →
awardReceived	Legion of Honour →
birthDate	1877-01-26 →
birthName	Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen NERFINISHED →
birthPlace	Delfshaven NERFINISHED → Rotterdam NERFINISHED →
countryOfCitizenship	France → Netherlands →
deathDate	1968-05-28 →
deathPlace	Monaco → Monte Carlo →
educatedAt	Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Rotterdam) →
exhibitedAt	Salon des Indépendants → Salon d’Automne →
fieldOfWork	painting →
gender	male →
genre	nude painting → portrait painting →
givenName	Cornelis →
influenced	modern portrait painting →
influencedBy	Henri Matisse → Vincent van Gogh →
memberOf	Fauves → Salon d’Automne artists →
movement	Expressionism → Fauvism →
name	Kees van Dongen →
nationality	Dutch → French →
nickname	Kees →
notableFor	bold use of color → expressive portraits → role in early 20th-century avant-garde →
notableWork	La Parisienne → Le Bonimenteur → The Corn Poppy → Woman with Large Hat →
occupation	painter →
periodActive	early 20th century →
residence	Montmartre → Paris →
spouse	Augusta Preitinger → Guinevette van Dongen →
style	exaggerated forms → vivid color contrasts →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1905 Salon d’Automne exhibition in Paris →	exhibitedArtist
Fauvism →	hasProminentMember
Die Brücke →	member
Kees van Dongen →	name
Salon des Indépendants →	notableExhibitor
Académie Julian →	student