Kees van Dongen - lithograph Brigitte Bardot in gold-colored wooden frame - Sold

original lithograph from 1964 published by Arches Velin Leger paper and printed by Mourlot publishers in Paris and signed instead. The lithograph is based on an earlier oil canvas that Van Dongen made in 1963 of Brigitte Bardot from 1963. The lithograph has a beautiful gold frame and is provided with perspex and a passe-partout with a reptile cardboard back. The whole exudes the atmosphere of the Art Deco period. The work was purchased at an auction in northern France and the appraiser vouches for its originality. A copy of the purchase receipt is available

Kees Van Dongen born in Rotterdam lived from 1877 to 1968. He died at the age of 91 in Monte Carlo as a rich and famous artist. He is one of the most famous Dutch artists of the early 20th century. Together with Henri Matisse and Andre Derain, he formed the core of the innovative art movement Fauvism. This art movement completely turned the traditional art world in Paris upside down during the early 20th century (the Art Nouveau period). Out of respect for this founder of the innovative art movement, the French president granted him French nationality and the title of officer dans le legion d'honneur culturel. Oil paintings by Kees van Dongen nowadays fetch many millions.