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This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue critique of the work of Kees Van Dongen being prepared by Jacques Chalom des Cordres under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Institute
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Roses in December for you
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Kees van Dongen (1877-1968)
Roses in December for you
signed 'van Dongen' (lower left) and inscribed 'Roses in December for You' (lower right); signed again and indistinctly inscribed 'van Dongen 5. Rue ... Paris Roses' (on the reverse) and inscribed 'van Dongen' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
39 3/4 x 32 1/4 in. (101 x 82 cm.)
Painted circa 1930
Roses in December for you
signed 'van Dongen' (lower left) and inscribed 'Roses in December for You' (lower right); signed again and indistinctly inscribed 'van Dongen 5. Rue ... Paris Roses' (on the reverse) and inscribed 'van Dongen' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
39 3/4 x 32 1/4 in. (101 x 82 cm.)
Painted circa 1930
Provenance
Galerie Moos, Geneva, by 1939.
Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 21 December 1994, lot 92.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 21 December 1994, lot 92.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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