Maid A Mistake Sep 12, 2008
He believes the most valuable was the Kees van Dongen portrait "Alicia Alanova," a 1933 oil of a woman in a hat. "Every single one is museum caliber.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
From Visigoths to vivid shots Feb 24, 2008
This important retrospective looks at the artist's own work (sculptures and drawings, as well as paintings) alongside the work of those painters and sculptors who influenced and were influenced by him, such as Paul C zanne, Constantin Brancusi, Andr Derain, and Kees van Dongen. The exhibition includes some 140 works, mostly by Modigliani, but also by these artists and numerous others. (Boston Globe)
auctions: At Christies, 2nd highest ever European auction Feb 7, 2008
Christie's Images Kees van Dongen's portrait (1910) of an Algerian woman from the Ouled Nail tribe ... The session was only into its fifth lot when the first of two world auction record prices was paid for a painting by Kees van Dongen. (International Herald Tribune)
