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Theo van Doesburg
Theo van Doesburg as Sergeant Küpper, c. 1915
Born
Christian Emil Marie Küpper

(1883-08-30)30 August 1883
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died7 March 1931(1931-03-07) (aged 47)
Davos, Switzerland
Known forpainting, architecture, poetry
MovementDe Stijl, Elementarism, Concrete art, Dadaism

Theo van Doesburg (Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑn ˈduzbʏr(ə)x]; 30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch artist, who practiced painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.[1][2] He was married to artist, pianist and choreographer Nelly van Doesburg.

  1. ^ "De Stijl". Tate Glossary. The Tate. Retrieved 31 July 2006.
  2. ^ Curl, James Stevens (2006). A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860678-8.

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between 1915 and 1919, Neo-Plasticism was the aesthetic which Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg and other in the group De Stijl intended to reshape the environment...

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Doesburg

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centered mainly around Theo van Doesburg, best known for establishing the De Stijl movement and magazine of the same name. Van Doesburg mainly focused on poetry...

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the inner decoration of the Aubette, made in the 1920s by Hans Arp, Theo van Doesburg, and Sophie Taeuber-Arp and destroyed in the 1930s, was made accessible...

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programme comprised acts and performances by Theo van Doesburg, Nelly van Doesburg as Petrò Van Doesburg, Kurt Schwitters and sometimes Vilmos Huszàr...

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emphasis on geometrical abstraction. The term was first formulated by Theo van Doesburg and was then used by him in 1930 to define the difference between...

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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organize an exhibition in Chicago featuring the work of her late husband Theo van Doesburg. This exhibition took place from October 15 until November 8, 1947...

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cement consisted of linseed oil, whiting, lamp black and white spirit. Theo van Doesburg, Dance II Leaded glass window, High Street, Saffron Walden. In this...

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