Theo van Doesburg
(1883–1931) nederländsk bildkonstnär, konstteoretiker, poet och tidskriftsredaktör
Theo van Doesburg (Netherlands, 1883–1931) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, a draughtsman, a ceramicist, a photographer, and a designer. By year of birth, Theo van Doesburg belongs to the chapter ‘The interwar years’ in this site’s history of art.
Theo van Doesburg was born in Utrecht and died in Davos. Theo van Doesburg worked in Davos, Meudon, Auvers-sur-Oise, and Antrain. Wikidata associates Theo van Doesburg with Expressionism and De Stijl. Theo van Doesburg became a member of De Stijl. Theo van Doesburg was awarded Sikkens Prize.
The best-known works include ‘Rhythm of a Russian dance’, ‘Counter-composition XX’, ‘Counter-Composition VIII’, and ‘Contra-Composition VII’. The catalogue has 153 works by Theo van Doesburg with free images. The dated works span the years 1899–1930. Works by Theo van Doesburg are held by several collections, among them Centraal Museum, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection, Kröller-Müller Museum, and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Wikidata links 7 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The avant-garde’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Piet Mondrian, Fernand Allard-L'Olivier, Francis Campbell Bolleau Cadell, Anna Klein, and Hakob Kodzjojan.