Kees Van Dongen, 1877 Delfshaven – 1968 Monte... Lot n° 701

BOUQUET DE FLEURS Oil on wood. 30,8 x 27,3 cm. Signed lower left. In gilded baroque frame. Enclosed is a signed letter from Jacques Chalom des Cordes of the Wildenstein Institute, confirming the painting's inclusion in the catalogue raisonné in preparation March 12, 2009. An oval composition of a spherical vase and a bouquet within, viewed in slight top view, stands out against a blue ground that backdrops many of van Dongen's floral still lifes. (†) Provenance: Christie's auction, New York, November 4, 1981, lot 171, from there to: Parisian private collection, by inheritance to consignor from: Christie's auction, Paris, 20.05.2009, lot 50. Acquired there by the consignor. (13309326) (13) Kees van Dongen, 1877 Delfshaven - 1968 Monte Carlo BOUQUET DE FLEURS [BOUQUET OF FLOWERS] Oil on panel. 30.8 x 27.3 cm. Signed lower left. In gilt baroque-style frame. Accompanied by a signed letter by Jacques Chalom des Cordes from the Wildenstein Institute confirming the painting's inclusion in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné, dated 12 March 2009. (†) Provenance: Auction Christie's, New York, 4 November 1981, lot 171. From there: Private collection, Paris, in inheritance to previous owner: Auction Christie's, Paris, 20.05.2009, lot 50. Purchased there from consignor.