Kees VAN DONGEN (1877-1968 )ElegantInk , ink wash, watercolor and white gouache highlights on two papers. Signed lower left. 75 x 43.3 cmA notice of inclusion in the catalog raisonné of the work of Kees Van Dongen being prepared by Jacques Chalom des Cordes in collaboration with the Wildenstein Institute, dated December 20, 2004, will be given to the buyer . Kees Van Dongen's favorite subject throughout his career, the woman is once again at the center of his artistic concerns. Painted between 1916 and 1920, this work represents a young elegant woman, probably Jasmy, the artist's second wife.