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'''Theo van Doesburg''' (1883–1931) was a Dutch artist, who practised painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of [[De Stijl]].
 
'''Theo van Doesburg''' (1883–1931) was a Dutch artist, who practised painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of [[De Stijl]].
  
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==Writings==
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* ''Grundbegriffe der neuen gestaltenden Kunst'', Munich: Albert Langen, 1925. {{de}}
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** ''Principles of Neo-Plastic Art'', London: Lund Humphries, 1969. {{en}}
 
* [http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/search/collection/dada/searchterm/Doesburg,%20Theo%20van,%201883-1931/mode/exact van Doesburg's publications in Iowa Digital Library]
 
* [http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/search/collection/dada/searchterm/Doesburg,%20Theo%20van,%201883-1931/mode/exact van Doesburg's publications in Iowa Digital Library]
 
* [http://www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=bons004 in Dutch] at DBNL.
 
* [http://www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=bons004 in Dutch] at DBNL.
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* [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Theo_van_Doesburg in English] at Wikisource-EN.
 
* [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Theo_van_Doesburg in English] at Wikisource-EN.
  
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==Literature==
 
* Robert P. Welsh, "Theo van Doesburg and Geometric Abstraction", in ''[http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=78b240a3da9d8279055f83691d936d4b Nijhoff, Van Ostaijen, "De Stijl": Modernism in the Netherlands and Belgium in the First Quarter of the 20th Century]'', ed. & intro. Francis Bulhof, The Hague: Nijhoff, 1976, pp 76-94. {{en}}
 
* Robert P. Welsh, "Theo van Doesburg and Geometric Abstraction", in ''[http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=78b240a3da9d8279055f83691d936d4b Nijhoff, Van Ostaijen, "De Stijl": Modernism in the Netherlands and Belgium in the First Quarter of the 20th Century]'', ed. & intro. Francis Bulhof, The Hague: Nijhoff, 1976, pp 76-94. {{en}}
 
* ''Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde. Constructing a New World'', eds. Gladys Fabre and Doris Wintgens Hötte, London: Tate, 2010. Catalogue. {{en}}
 
* ''Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde. Constructing a New World'', eds. Gladys Fabre and Doris Wintgens Hötte, London: Tate, 2010. Catalogue. {{en}}
  
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==See also==
 
* [[De Stijl]]
 
* [[De Stijl]]
 
* [[Mécano]]
 
* [[Mécano]]
  
 
[[Category:Dada|Doesburg, Theo van]] [[Category:Constructivism|Doesburg, Theo van]]
 
[[Category:Dada|Doesburg, Theo van]] [[Category:Constructivism|Doesburg, Theo van]]

Revision as of 19:16, 3 April 2016


Theo and Nelly van Doesburg in the studio on Rue du Moulin Vert, Paris. 1923.
Born August 30, 1883(1883-08-30)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died March 7, 1931(1931-03-07) (aged 47)
Davos, Switzerland
Web Dada Companion, Wikipedia
Collections Institut Collectie Nederland, MoMA

Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931) was a Dutch artist, who practised painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.

Writings

Literature

See also