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Theo van Doesburg, a key proponent of the De Stijl movement.!

Theo van Doesburg
BornChristian Emil Marie Küpper
Aug. 30, 1883
Utrecht, Netherlands
DiedApr.

Theo van Doesburg.

  • Theo van Doesburg.
  • Theo van Doesburg, a key proponent of the De Stijl movement.
  • Theo van Doesburg, a key proponent of the De Stijl movement.
  • Following the movement initiated by Theo van Doesburg in 1930, Concrete art began to be developed in Buenos Aires in the early 1940s.
  • He trained as an art teacher at the Tilburg Academy and studied painting before gravitating to colour photography.

    • 7, 1931 (at age 47)
    Davos, Switzerland

    NationalityDutch
    MovementDe Stijl, Dadaism
    FieldPainting, Architecture
    Works

    Theo van Doesburg was a Dutch artist who played a major role in forming the artistic concept of De Stijl, but he also worked as an architect designing buildings and cafes for other artists.

    Founder of De Stijl

    Theo van Doesburg was the primary founder of the De Stijl (Dutch for The Style) art movement in the Netherlands. While there is no official date that marks the debut of the De Stijl movement, it can be traced to 1917 when Doesburg began publishing a magazine of the same name devoted to this style and theory of abstract art and architecture.

    Although Doesburg is often considered the founder of De Stijl, the movement was actually the collaboration of a number of artists of his day, including Piet Mondrian.

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