Kees van Dongen
The Corn Poppy

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Artist Kees van Dongen (Dutch, 1877–1968)Dutch, 1877–1968

CultureDutch

Titles

The Corn Poppy

Datec. 1919

PlaceParis, France

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 21 1/2 × 18 in. (54.6 × 45.7 cm)
Frame: 27 1/4 × 24 × 2 in. (69.2 × 61 × 5.1 cm)

Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck

Object number98.279

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

223 Beck Galleries

Exposé

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Department

European Art, Beck Collection

Special Collections

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceA[lexandre]. Roudinesco (Bucharest, 1883–1974), Paris, by 1960 [1]; Olivetti Collection, Milan; Mrs. E. Bin, Italy; [Sotheby’s, London, "Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture," 31 March 1965, lot 105, illus. in color] [2]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Houston, 1965; given to MFAH, 1998.

[1] This is the only provenance given in Sotheby’s, London, 1965 sale.

[2] Digitized: https://archive.org/details/impressionistmod00soth_1 (Accessed by Julia May Boddewyn, 12 Nov. 2024)

Exhibition HistoryMusée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France, “Exposition Van Dongen: Peintures Aquarelles, Dessins," 1–30 April 1960, no. 39, as “Le Coquelicot,” Loaned by Dr. Roudinesco, Paris.

"The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1974.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscription: Inscribed of reverse of canvas in charcoal: "Le Coquelicot"

Signed lower left: "Van Dongen"

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