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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kees van Dongen has received more than 306,299 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Kees van Dongen is the 258th most popular painter (down from 249th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 91st in 2019) and the 22nd 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

Among painters, Kees van Dongen ranks 258 out of 2,023. Before him are Hubert van Eyck, Federico Barocci, Ivan Kramskoi, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Salvator Rosa, and Gentile da Fabriano. After him are August Macke, Henri Fantin-Latour, Antoni Tàpies, Francesco Hayez, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, and Giorgio Morandi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Kees van Dongen ranks 14. Before him are Muhammad Iqbal, Francis William Aston, Heinrich Otto Wieland, G. H. Hardy, Louis Renault, and Raoul Dufy. After him are Said Nursî, Gabriele Münter, Kārlis Ulmanis, Maurice Halbwachs, Alfred Cortot, and Edgar Cayce. Among people deceased in 1968, Kees van Dongen ranks 24. Before him are Erwin Panofsky, Henry Hallett Dale, Enid Blyton, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Corneille Heymans, and Jim Clark. After him are José Nasazzi, Pitirim Sorokin, Ivan Ribar, Neal Cassady, Alice Guy-Blaché, and Kirill Meretskov.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Kees van Dongen ranks 106 out of 1,646. Before him are Joris Ivens (1898), Norbert of Xanten (1080), Leo Beenhakker (1942), Multatuli (1820), Herman Boerhaave (1668), and Jacobus Arminius (1560). After him are Marinus van der Lubbe (1909), Jan van Goyen (1596), Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562), William II of Holland (1228), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), and Edwin van der Sar (1970).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Kees van Dongen ranks 22. Before him are Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Lucas van Leyden (1494), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Gabriël Metsu (1629), and Carel Fabritius (1622). After him are Jan van Goyen (1596), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Judith Leyster (1609), Willem de Kooning (1904), Pieter Aertsen (1508), and Adriaen van Ostade (1610).

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