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Summary

Theo van Doesburg: Rhythm of a Russian dance

Artist



Alternative names	Emile Küpper, Christian Emil Marie Küpper, I.K. Bonset, Aldo Camini
Description	Dutch architect, painter, drawer and writer
Date of birth/death	30 August 1883	7 March 1931
Location of birth/death	Utrecht	Davos
Work period	1899-1931
Work location	Amsterdam (1899-1914), Amersfoort (September 1908), Apeldoorn (July 1910), Fort bij Veldhuis (Heemskerk) (July 1914), Groesbeek (May 1915-June 1915, September 1916), Utrecht (September 1915-1916), Zoeterwoude (1916), Leiden (1916-1921), Paris (28 March 1921), Weimar (1921-1924), Rügen (July 1922-August 1922), Paris (1923), Clamart (1924-1930), Belle-Île-en-Mer (June 1924), Strasbourg (September 1926-February 1928), San Sebastián (1927), Antrain (Summer 1929 date QS:P,+1929-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P4241,Q40720564 ), The Hague (1929), Auvers-sur-Oise (September 1930), Meudon (December 1930-February 1931), Davos (March 1931)
Authority file	: Q160422 VIAF: 39646290 ISNI: 0000000121291941 ULAN: 500007926 LCCN: n79133763 NLA: 35039604 WorldCat

Title

Rythm of a Russian dance

Object type

painting

Date

June 1918

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 135.9 cm (53.5 in); width: 61.6 cm (24.2 in)

Collection

Museum of Modern Art

	Native name	The Museum of Modern Art
	Parent institution	New York Art Resources Consortium
	Location	New York City
	Coordinates	40° 45′ 42″ N, 73° 58′ 39″ W
	Established	7 November 1929
	Website	moma.org
	Authority file	: Q188740 VIAF: 128460224 ISNI: 0000000123082510 ULAN: 500303609 LCCN: n79021281 NLA: 35382586 WorldCat

Current location

not on view

Accession number

135.46

Place of creation

Leiden

Object history

1931: inherited by Nelly van Doesburg (1899-1975), Meudon, from Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931), Meudon

1946: purchased by the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, from Nelly van Doesburg, Meudon through Peggy Guggenheim

Exhibition history

Exposition internationale d’art moderne, Palais Electorale, Geneva, 26 December 1920–25 January 1921, cat. no. 27, as Rytme d'une danse russe, 1918.

La Section d'Or - Paris, Casa d'Arte Italiana, Rome, April 1921, ?.

Retrospektiv Theo van Doesburg, Landesmuseum, Weimar, 16 December 1923–23 January 1924, as Offene Komposition, 1918.

Retrospektiv Theo van Doesburg (?), March 1924–15 April 1924, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover

, no catalog.

Les Surindépendants, 26 October 1929–25 November 1929, Parc des expositions de la porte de Versailles, Paris, Cat.no. 301, as Danse Russe (composition de 1917).

‘1940’, Deuxième exposition, Rétrospective Van Doesburg, Parc des expositions de la porte de Versailles, Paris, 15 January 1932–1 February 1932, cat. no. 41?, p. 5, as Rythme plastique d'une danse.

Cubism and abstract art, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 2 March 1936–19 April 1936, cat. no. 52, p. 208.

Theo van Doesburg, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 2 May 1936–31 May 1936, cat. no. 42, p. 102, as Rythme d'une Dance Russe.

Salon des Réalistes Nouvelles, Renaissance plastique. 1re exposition (2me série). Oeuvres des artistes étrangers, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 30 June 1939–15 July 1939, see RKDimages.

Theo van Doesburg, Retrospective exhibition, Art of this Century Gallery, New York City, 29 April 1947–31 May 1947, cat. no. 25, as Danse Russe, 1918.

Modern art in your life, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 5 September 1949–4 December 1949, p. 44, ill. p. 16.

Documenta. Kunst des XX. Jahrhunderts, Museum Fridericianum, Kassel, 15 July 1955–18 September 1955, Cat.no. 153, p. 40, ill. 84.

Paintings from The Museum of Modern Art, New York, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 16 December 1963–1 March 1964, p. 54.

Theo van Doesburg, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 13 December 1968–26 January 1969, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, 17 February 1969–23 March 1969, cat. no. A23, with image (A23) on p. 78.

Theo van Doesburg 1883-1931/Konstruktive Kunst, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nuremberg, 18 April 1969–1 June 1969, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, 9 August 1969–7 September 1969, cat. no. A19, image A19 on p. VI.

From Cézanne through Picasso. 100 drawings from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 1 May 1971–20 June 1971, Ishibashi Museum, Kurume, 1 July 1971–1 August 1971.

From Cezanne through Picasso. 100 drawings from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, 7 September 1971–17 October 1971, Category:National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 11 November 1971–2 January 1972, Category:Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, 16 February 1972–26 March 1972.

Abstraction. Towards a new art. Painting 1910-20, Tate Gallery, London, 6 February 1980–13 April 1980, cat. no. 106, p. 52.

Modern masters. European paintings from the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 5 June 1980–21 September 1980, Cat.no. 15.

De Stijl, 1917-1931, Visions of Utopia, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 31 January 1982 - 28 March 1982, The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 20 April 1982–27 June 1982, cat. no. 15.

De Stijl, 1917-1931, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, 6 August 1982–4 October 1982, Cat.no. 22.

Art and dance, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 9 November 1982–8 January 1983, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, 6 March 1983–24 April 1983, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, 26 June 1983–25 September 1983.

Vom Klang der Bilder. Die Musik in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, 6 July 1985–22 September 1985, cat. no. 290b, p. 179.

Contrasts of form. Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, 17 April 1986–15 June 1986; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, 15 July 1986–25 August 1986; Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo, 5 September 1986–19 October 1986; and Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Caracas, 11 November 1986–4 January 1987.

Berlin-Moskau 1900-1950, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, 3 September 1995–7 January 1996, Puschkin-Museum, Moscow, 1 March 1996–1 July 1996, Cat.no. III.89, p. 640.

Tanz in der Moderne. Von Matisse bis Schlemmer, Kunsthalle, Emden, 26 October 1996–26 January 1997, Haus der Kunst, Munich, 6 February 1997–27 April 1997, Cat.no. 31, p. 290, ill. p. 257.

Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, 20 October 2009–3 January 2010, Tate Modern, London, 4 February 2010–16 May 2010, ISBN 978-1-85437-872-9, without cat. no. , p. 248, with color image (plate 19) on p. 93, as Rhythm of a Russian Dance, 1918.

Credit line

Purchased by the Museum of Modern Art through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest

Inscriptions

Signature and date verso:

19 TVD 18 Théo van Doesburg. / Holland

References

Anonymous, Museum of Modern Art, as Rhythm of a Russian Dance, June 1918, height: 135.9 cm (53.5 in); width: 61.6 cm (24.2 in). Anonymous, RKDimages, Art-work number 215552, as Rythm of a Russian dance, 1918, juni, height: 136 cm (53.5 in); width: 62 cm (24.4 in)

H.L.C. Jaffé (1983) Theo van Doesburg, [Amsterdam]: Meulenhoff/Landshoff, ISBN 90-290-8272-0, p. 47, as Ritme van een Russische dans, 1918, with image in black and white.

Els Hoek (ed.; 2000) Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvrecatalogus, Bussum: Uitgeverij Thot, ISBN 90-6868-255-5, p. 234-235, cat. no. 593, with color image, as Ritme van een Russische dans, June 1918, height: 136 cm (53.5 in); width: 62 cm (24.4 in).

Source/Photographer

First uploaded to de.wikipedia by de:Benutzer:Hans Bug.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:01, 7 March 2006		452 × 1,008 (44 KB)	SoIssetEben!~commonswiki	Art, made by Theo van Doesburg. In German it's called "Rythmus eines russischen Tanzes" (english: "Rhytm of a Russian dance"). From German Wikipedia and Public Domain (Doesburg died in 1918). Originally uploaded by Hans Bug.
	17:00, 7 March 2006		452 × 1,008 (44 KB)	SoIssetEben!~commonswiki	Art, made by Theo van Doesburg. From German Wikipedia and Public Domain (Doesburg died in 1918). Originally uploaded by Hans Bug.