. International studio. in the Russian Prin-cess, her weather-eye searching the canal, withlimpid interludes where the water sleeps in thesunshine and the doves settle along its edge. Thetypical Van Dongen simplification is found herein patterns of horizontals and uprights interwovenwith daring or subtle curves to give novel anddelightful linear harmonies. This lyricism of lineis accompanied by accords of Delft or sea-bluessinging among blacks, whites, greys, throughmodulations of sharp greens from the most delicateapple-green to strong malachites. Van Dongen is a skilful decorator who handles
. International studio. in the Russian Prin-cess, her weather-eye searching the canal, withlimpid interludes where the water sleeps in thesunshine and the doves settle along its edge. Thetypical Van Dongen simplification is found herein patterns of horizontals and uprights interwovenwith daring or subtle curves to give novel anddelightful linear harmonies. This lyricism of lineis accompanied by accords of Delft or sea-bluessinging among blacks, whites, greys, throughmodulations of sharp greens from the most delicateapple-green to strong malachites. Van Dongen is a skilful decorator who handlesa wall with ease. His murals like his other worksare personal and carry a subtle undercurrent ofsymbolism. They are intimately related to theuse of the room for which they are destined andthe character of its occupants. His own house atthe corner of Villa Said, with its windows lookinginto the Bois, is bright Van Dongen blue withyellow ornaments. Each room is based on one ofthe main colors of the Van Dongen palette with. POKTRA1T OF PIERRE LAFITTE BY KEES VAN DONGEN furnishings, accessories, paintings, in harmony orin contrast. In this environment his decorativepanels are seen to their best advantage, and onereally cannot know the finest qualities of his workwhen it is transplanted to public galleries. Inthese, part of its delicate lyricism is lost. TheGreen-eved Girl with the Blue Hound: ThreeWomen, a lyric of spring-green, white, grey,with contrasting rose; the sumptuous green, blackand gold screen, are strong enough to be dis-coveries even in their own home. One of the rooms on the top floor is a linearrangement of huge conventional flowers, in apattern of shrubs, cacti and vines, that occupies two walls from ll to ceiling. A small white ass at one end balances two slender dogs at tin , an aeroplane, fill an exact role in th<and an antique castle hardlj more than ailine, stained with a grey-brown shade I roopposing a Hat surface of quite simpliand horizontals,
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