“I passionately love the life of my own time, so animated, so frenzied. […] Yes, I love things that shine, precious stones that sparkle, fabric that shimmers, beautiful women that inspire carnal desire… and painting gives me complete possession of all of that, for what I paint is often the obsessive realization of a dream or a fixation…. One must want to touch the picture, it must be a pleasure for all the senses. The picture must be something exciting and exalt life.”
– Kees Van Dongen
Art by Kees Van Dongen – Anita
