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KEES VAN DONGEN Art Postcard Nude DE SPAANSE SIRENE

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KEES VAN DONGEN Art Postcard Nude DE SPAANSE SIRENE
KEES VAN DONGEN Art Postcard Nude DE SPAANSE SIRENE
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This is a circa 1990 postcard featuring c1912 artwork of a nude woman by Kees van Dongen titled De Spaanse Sirene.

Printed in Holland.

**MORE postcards from 1950s to 1990s (risque, nude, art sci-fi, oddities) in this and future auctions. From the estate of a big collector who traveled the world and had some very scare paper items. Many postcards from small independent underground printers in Germany, Holland, France, UK, etc.

SIZE: Approx. 6" x 4".

Kees van Dongen was born on January 1, 1877, in Delfshaven near Rotterdam. Early in his artistic endeavors, he was inspired by the Impressionists and influenced by their style. Van Dongen studied at the academy of Rotterdam but did not finish his studies there. He earned his livelihood working for the magazines "Groene" and "Rotterdam Neusblad." His racy drawings of life around the harbor were published with great scandal. In 1897, he went to Paris, where he lived in Bateau-Lavoir. There he worked as an illustrator for "Revoue Blanche" and "L'assiette au Beurre." In 1903, van Dongen exhibited his works publicly for the first time, and later he showed with Matisse in the Vollard Gallery. The Dutch painter became associated with the group "Fauves" (wild beasts) in 1905.

Nonetheless, his affinity for the German Expressionists can be recognized in his works. Indicative of his work is the intense use of color, which increased the expressiveness of his paintings. In 1908, he became a member of the group of German Expressionists "Die Brucke" (the Bridge) and exhibited with them. At the end of World War I, van Dongen was discovered by the upper class. He then painted many portraits, becoming a chronicler of the 1920s and 1930s. His expressive portraits, likenesses, and landscapes received much appreciation and achieved success through his unique coloring. Kees van Dongen died on May 28, 1968, in Monte Carlo.

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Near mint condition. Never used.
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KEES VAN DONGEN Art Postcard Nude DE SPAANSE SIRENE

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