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Kees van Dongen

1877 - 1968

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Cornelis Theodorus Maria "Kees" van Dongen (26 January 1877 – 28 May 1968) was a Dutch-French painter who was one of the leading Fauves. Van Dongen's early work was influenced by the Hague School and symbolism and it evolved gradually into a rough pointillist style. From 1905 onwards – when he took part at the controversial 1905 Salon d'Automne exhibition – his style became more and more radical in its use of form and colour. The paintings he made in the period of 1905–1910 are considered by some to be his most important works. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kees van Dongen is the 251st most popular painter (up from 258th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 106th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Dutch Painter.

Kees van Dongen was a Dutch painter who is most famous for his portraits of the Parisian avant-garde and his work with cubism.

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Among painters, Kees van Dongen ranks 251 out of 2,023. Before him are Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Andrea Pozzo, Ivan Kramskoi, Lorenzo Lotto, Alexandre Cabanel, and Baldassare Peruzzi. After him are Edwin Landseer, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Judith Leyster, István Sándorfi, and Hans Holbein the Elder.

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Among people born in 1877, Kees van Dongen ranks 18. Before him are Frank Marshall, Edgar Cayce, Raoul Dufy, Gabriele Münter, Louis Renault, and G. H. Hardy. After him are Kārlis Ulmanis, Jesse Livermore, Maurice Halbwachs, Alfred Cortot, Ernst von Dohnányi, and Mykola Leontovych. Among people deceased in 1968, Kees van Dongen ranks 25. Before him are Erwin Panofsky, Enid Blyton, Corneille Heymans, Salvatore Quasimodo, Jim Clark, and Carl Theodor Dreyer. After him are José Nasazzi, Neal Cassady, Alexandre Kojève, Pitirim Sorokin, Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, and Howard Florey.

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Among people born in Netherlands, Kees van Dongen ranks 95 out of 1,646. Before him are Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Jan van Goyen (1596), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), and Rob Rensenbrink (1947). After him are Menno Simons (1496), Multatuli (1820), Judith Leyster (1609), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), Dick Advocaat (1947), and Hendrick Avercamp (1585).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Kees van Dongen ranks 18. Before him are Dieric Bouts (1415), Petrus Christus (1410), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Jan van Goyen (1596), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), and Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836). After him are Judith Leyster (1609), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Carel Fabritius (1622), Gerrit Dou (1613), and Pieter Aertsen (1508).

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