Artist |
Theo van Doesburg
(1883–1931) |
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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) |
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artist QS:P170,Q160422 |
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Object history |
1921: acquired by Lena Milius (1889-1968), Leiden, from Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931), Leiden/Weimar
Unknown date: acquired by Nelly van Moorsel (1899-1975), Meudon
1975: inherited by Wies van Moorsel from Nelly van Doesburg, Meudon
1981: given to the Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties, today the Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency, Rijswijk, Inventory number AB4096A-B, by Wies van Moorsel
1993: lent to the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, by the Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, today the Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency
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Exhibition history |
Catalogus. Tentoonstelling van schilderijen, Domburg, July 1917–August 1917, cat. no. 9, as Dansfiguren.
Vilmos Huszár, Theo van Doesburg, Bart van der Leck, Pictura, Groningen, 19 February 1922–5 March 1922, cat. no. 33, as Danseressen.
‘1940’, Deuxième exposition, Rétrospective Van Doesburg, Parc des expositions de la porte de Versailles, Paris, 15 January 1932–1 February 1932, cat. no. no, as Danseuses.
Theo van Doesburg, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 2 May 1936–31 May 1936, cat. no. 32 (?), p. 102, as De dans.
Theo van Doesburg, Retrospective exhibition, Art of this Century Gallery, New York City, 29 April 1947–31 May 1947, cat. no. 15, as La danse.
De Stijl, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 6 July 1951–25 September 1951.
De Stijl, XXVI Biennale, Venice, 14 June 1952–9 October 1952, Cat.no. 23 (?), p. 384, as Composizione.
De Stijl 1917-1928, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 16 December 1952–15 February 1953, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 15 March 1953–19 April 1953, cat.list no. 207, as Dancers.
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References |
AnonymousUnknown author, Kröller-Müller Museum, as Dancers, casein and/or oil on asbestos-cement, height: 48 cm (18.8 in); width: 62 cm (24.4 in) dimensions QS:P2048,48U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,62U174728 .
AnonymousUnknown author, RKDimages, Art-work number 215347, as Dancers, caseïne en/of olieverf op eterniet, 48 × 30 cm (18.8 × 11.8 in)
Doesburg, Theo van (1917) De nieuwe beweging in de schilderkunst, Delft: J. Waltman, [p. 60], as Dansfiguur I en II, 1916with image in black and white.
H.L.C. Jaffé (1983) Theo van Doesburg, [Amsterdam]: Meulenhoff/Landshoff, ISBN 90-290-8272-0, ill. 27, p. 36, as Danseressen, 1916, with black and white, reversed image.
Els Hoek (ed.; 2000) Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvrecatalogus, Bussum: Uitgeverij Thot, ISBN 90-6868-255-5, p. 175, cat. no. 505, with color image, on p. 175, as Danseressen, 1916, caseïne en/of olieverf op eterniet, 48 × 30 cm per paneel, met lijst height: 51.5 cm (20.2 in); width: 65.5 cm (25.7 in)dimensions QS:P2048,51.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,65.5U174728 .
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