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Monday, January 10, 2011

Kees van Dongen painting experiments


I did some sketches (and some paintings) after work of the painter Kees van Dongen, from Rotterdam.
I don't literally copy the paintings, but try to exaggerate a little, or add a little to the expression of the person. 

 I think the woman here is a bit more sceptical then the original van Dongen:

The original van Dongen



a little sketch of the famous painting


and an anxious girl in pastel (zacht krijt)
that wears a  blue shirt now..


and the last ones are somewhat more intense portraits (70cm x 90cm) , that are not directly derived from Kees van Dongen, but related to his work (especially the eyes):





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