No, not a great painting, but eye-catching. Hard not to remember it once seen. A portrait painter friend here in Houston (now departed) found it fascinating. He even made a copy in order to look at it more closely. My own attraction to Van Dongen ticked up when I got to see an exhibition of his work in Paris a few years ago - including this fun one in the Pompidou https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/ressources/personne/crgB44g (hope the link works). I was not aware of his political involvement. Didn't Derain also fall into that pit?
No, not a great painting, but eye-catching. Hard not to remember it once seen. A portrait painter friend here in Houston (now departed) found it fascinating. He even made a copy in order to look at it more closely. My own attraction to Van Dongen ticked up when I got to see an exhibition of his work in Paris a few years ago - including this fun one in the Pompidou https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/ressources/personne/crgB44g (hope the link works). I was not aware of his political involvement. Didn't Derain also fall into that pit?