Kees van Dongen- Portrait de jeune Femme
Artist
Kees van Dongen
Title
Kees van Dongen- Portrait de jeune Femme
Medium
Lithograph with extensive hand coloring with watercolor and gouache on cream Arches paper
Date
Executed ca. 1925-1930
Edition
Unique lithograph
Signature
Signed ‘Van Dongen’ in pencil, lower left side
Numbering
Numbered 11/100 in pencil, lower left side
Paper Size
48.6 x 33.4 cm
Frame Size
85.0 x 70.0 cm
Reference
Juffermans: JL 45
Condition
In perfect condition with bright colors. No creases, tears or discoloration. A superb impression if this very scarce work
Frame
Framed in a hand carved wooden frame with white gold and highest quality museum glass
Additional Details
Between 1925 and 1930 Van Dongen worked on a series of lithographs of women. The prints show faces of elegant girls or ladies. The intention was to print an edition of 100 colour lithographs of 6 different images. After the printing of proofs in black, for some reason it was decided to stop the project. For this print only seven numbered copies and some unnumbered proofs are known to exist. Most of them completed with extensive hand coloring by the Kees van Dongen. Probably the rest of the edition was lost for unknown reasons.