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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 .
Theo Van Doesburg was one of the founders and leading theorists of De Stijl along with Piet Mondrian, which began in the Netherlands and flourished into one of the major inter-war movements. It advocated a simplified, geometric, and reductive aesthetic in the visual arts and argued that painting, design, and architecture should be fully integrated.
Theo van Doesburg (born August 30, 1883, Utrecht, Netherlands—died March 7, 1931, Davos, Switzerland) was a Dutch painter, decorator, poet, and art theorist who was the leader of the De Stijl movement.
Theo van Doesburg (Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑn ˈduzbɵrx], 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 .
Apr 15, 2024 · Theo van Doesburg was a Dutch artist pivotal to the early modernist movement in architecture and design. His work spanned various disciplines, yet he is notably remembered for his influence on architecture and design, closely associated with De Stijl, a movement promoting abstraction and simplicity.
He always regarded his stepfather, Theodorus Doesburg, to be his natural father, so that his first works are signed with Theo Doesburg, to which he later added "van". Van Doesburg married three times: on 4 May 1910 to theosophist, poet and writer Agnita Henrica Feis; on 30 May 1917 to accountant Helena 'Lena' Milius; and on 24 November 1928 to ...
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.
Theo van Doesburg, whose real name was Emil Marie Küpper, was one of the key figures in the development of Dutch Neo-Plasticism in both painting and architecture. A self-taught artist, during the early years he painted in a naturalist and Impressionist style and became influenced by the work of Wassily Kandinsky in 1914.
Theo van Doesburg. Also known as. Theo van Doesburg, (Christian Emil Marie Küpper), Theo van Doesburg, (Christiaaen Emil Marie Kupper), Christian Emil Marie Küpper, Theo Van Doesburg, I. K. Bonset, C. E. M. Küpper, Aldo Camini. Date of birth. 1883.
Learn about Theo van Doesburg and their art in the Guggenheim's Collection Online.
