Kees Van DONGEN (1877 - 1968) Les Beaux Jours, Deauville Beach, circa 1948-1952 Oil on canvas. Signed lower center. Annotated on the back "75 rue de Courcelles". 60 x 81 cm Provenance: Galerie Paul Pétridès (label on back and invoice dated August 21, 1972). Reproduced on the cover of "Le monde illustré" magazine May 10, 1952. Original Paul Pétridès certificate issued June 21, 1972. A notice of inclusion in the artist's catalog raisonné of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute will be issued at the purchaser's expense.

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