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

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Department

European Art, Beck Collection

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Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceDr. A. Roudinesco, Paris; Olivetti Collection, Milan; Mrs. E. Bin, Italy; [Sotheby’s, London, "Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture," March 31, 1965, no. 105]; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Houston, 1965; gift to MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition History"Van Dongen," Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France, 1960.

"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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