Category
PaintingMedium
Mixed mediaType of Artwork
Original artworkCertificate issued by
Notice of inclusion in the Digital Catalogue Raisonné issued by The Wildensteil Plattner Institute dated October 12, 2022.Signature
lower leftSize of the artwork
50.5 x 61.1 cm(19.88 x 24.06 in)
Condition
good conditionArtwork description
Kees VAN DONGEN
(1877-1968)
Le Cirque(1950)
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Provenance:
Kees and Marie-Claire van Dongen, Monaco (as of 1959).
Sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, March 17, 1971.
Former collection Michel Ghika, circa 1978.
Sale, Galerie des Chevau-Légers, Versailles, March 27, 1983, n° 57.
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 1985, n° 394.
Exhibitions:
Genève, Musée Rath, Van Dongen, October 30- November 29 1959, titled "Le Clown et le Cavalier".
Paris, Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Salon d’automne 1972 : Grandes œuvres russes des collections françaises, Van Dongen, Villes nouvelles, October 31 – November 27, 1972, titled "Le cirque".
Bibliography:
Genève, Musée Rath, Van Dongen, October 30 - November 29 1959, p. 19, n° 105, titled "Le Clown et le Cavalier".
Paris, Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Salon d’automne 1972 : Grandes œuvres russes des collections françaises, Van Dongen, Villes nouvelles, Octobre 31 – November 27, 1972, p. 31, n°41, titled "Le cirque".