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1883 - Theo van Doesburg, born on the 30th of August in Utrecht. He was a Dutch artist, practicing in painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.
1908 - His first exhibition.
1915 - He came in contact with the works of Piet Mondrian, who was eight years older than him, and had then already gained some attention with his paintings.
1917 - Soon after the exposition Van Doesburg got in contact with Mondrian, and together with related artists Bart van der Leck, Anthony Kok, Vilmos Huszar and J.J.P. Oud they founded the magazine De Stijl.
1922 - He moved to Weimar, deciding to make an impression on the Bauhaus principal, Walter Gropius, in order to spread the influence of the movement.
1923 - Moved to Paris together with his wife Nelly van Doesburg.
1931 - Stayed active in art groups such as Cercle et Carré, Art Concret and Abstraction-Création, which he founded.
- At the end of February, he was forced to move to Davos in Switzerland because of his declining health.
- Died on the 7th of March due to Heart Failure in Davos.
1908 - His first exhibition.
1915 - He came in contact with the works of Piet Mondrian, who was eight years older than him, and had then already gained some attention with his paintings.
1917 - Soon after the exposition Van Doesburg got in contact with Mondrian, and together with related artists Bart van der Leck, Anthony Kok, Vilmos Huszar and J.J.P. Oud they founded the magazine De Stijl.
1922 - He moved to Weimar, deciding to make an impression on the Bauhaus principal, Walter Gropius, in order to spread the influence of the movement.
1923 - Moved to Paris together with his wife Nelly van Doesburg.
1931 - Stayed active in art groups such as Cercle et Carré, Art Concret and Abstraction-Création, which he founded.
- At the end of February, he was forced to move to Davos in Switzerland because of his declining health.
- Died on the 7th of March due to Heart Failure in Davos.
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Principles of neo-plastic art by Theo van Doesburg (Hardcover - May 13, 1968) |
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Theo van Doesburg: Propagandist and practitioner of the avant-garde, 1909-1923 (Studies in the fine arts : The avant-garde) by Hannah L Hedrick (Unknown Binding - May 13, 1980) |
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Theo van Doesburg (Unknown Binding - May 13, 1990) |
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Theo Van Doesburg: Propagandist and Practitioner of the Avant-Garde 1909-1923 by Hannah L. Hedrick (Hardcover - May 13, 1980) |
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Theo van Doesburg by Hans Ludwig C Jaffe (Unknown Binding - May 13, 1983) |
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Theo van Doesburg, 1883-1931: Een documentaire op basis van materiaal uit de schenking Van Moorsel (Unknown Binding - May 13, 1983) |
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