Meeting in the Woods by Kees Van Dongen, 1950
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Artist: Kees Van Dongen
Medium: Lithograph, Signed on the stone, Edition of 290, ca. 1950
Dimensions: 14.75 x 22 in, 37.5 x 55.9 cm
Van Dongen began to exhibit in Paris, and participated in the controversial "Salon d'Automne" exhibition of 1905.
After the First World War, under the influence of his companion, the fashion director Lea Alvin (Jasmy Jacob), among others, Van Dongen developed the lush colours of his Fauvist style. This earned him a solid reputation with the French bourgeoisie and upper class, where he was in demand for his portraits.
In addition to selling his paintings, Van Dongen also gained an income by selling satirical sketches to the newspaper Revue Blanche.