Portrait de Femme, 1924

Medium: Watercolor on cream wove paper. Unique work
Date: 1924
Signature: Signed ‘Van Dongen’ lower right & signed Kees van Dongen and inscribed 5 Rue Juliette Lamber Paris XVII (on the verso)
Paper Size: Sheet size: 45.7 x 30.4 cm
Frame Size: Frame size: 61.0 x 67.0 cm
Reference: This work will be included in the Catalogue Raisonné de l’œuvre de Kees van Dongen being prepared by Mr. Jacques Chalom des Cordes in collaboration with the Wildenstein Institute.Notification of inclusion, October 26th, 2010 under reference no. 10.10.26.11241.3131
Condition: This work is in excellent condition.The colors are fresh and pigment is well preserved
Provenance: Selected Artists Galleries, Inc., New YorkPrivate Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 1966)Thence by descent
Frame: Framed to museum standards in a hand carved wooden frame with with gold and highest quality museum glass (99% uv-resistant)
Additional details: Created in 1924, “Portrait de Femme” is a unique watercolor by Kees van Dongen, exemplifying his bold color palette and expressive portraiture from the Parisian avant‑garde. This one-of-a-kind work was exhibited in New York at Selected Artists Galleries Inc., From Our Own Collection: Oil Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Sculpture (1965, no. 10), and is illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, dated 1924. Preserved in excellent condition, it offers collectors a rare opportunity to acquire an original piece of modern art with historical significance