Kees van Dongen
Civilisation , 1940 (Executed)
Lot #263 |
2025-05-14 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Day Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 100,000 - 150,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11723
Auction name: Modern Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2025-05-14
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century Acquired From Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 21 â…ť by 18 ÂĽ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
53.3
Width In Centimeters:
45.7
Height In Inches:
21.625
Width In Inches:
18.25
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Year notes: Executed in 1940.
Provenance
(possibly) Galerie Charpentier, Paris (acquired from 1949) Galerie de l'Élysée (Alex Maguy), Paris (acquired after 1955) Private Collection, Germany Acquired by descent from the above circa 2005 by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Van Dongen , 1942, no. 60 (dated 1915) Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Van Dongen: Oeuvres de 1890 Ă 1948 , 1949, no. 90 (dated 1915)
Catalog summary
Property from a Private Collection, New York Kees van Dongen 1877 - 1968 Civilisation signed Van Dongen (upper right) oil on canvas 21 ⅝ by 18 ¼ in. 53.3 by 45.7 cm. Executed circa 1940. This work will be included in the forthcoming Kees van Dongen Digital Catalogue raisonné , being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc. Provenance (possibly) Galerie Charpentier, Paris (acquired from 1949) Galerie de l'Élysée (Alex Maguy), Paris (acquired after 1955) Private Collection, Germany Acquired by descent from the above circa 2005 by the present owner Exhibited Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Van Dongen , 1942, no. 60 (dated 1915) Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Van Dongen: Oeuvres de 1890 à 1948 , 1949, no. 90 (dated 1915)