Theo van Doesburg

Theo van Doesburg
Anonymous. Theo van Doesburg in Davos. 1931.
Description	Dutch painter, architect, designer and writer
Date of birth	30 August 1883
Place of birth	Utrecht (city)
Date of death	7 March 1931
Place of death	Davos

Portraits [edit]

Theo van Doesburg as sergeant Küpper. Ca. 1915.
Portrait of Theo van Doesburg and Lena Milius at the Kort Galgewater atelier. April 1917.
Theo and Nelly van Doesburg in Mondrian's studio at the Rue de Coulmiers, Paris. Spring 1921.
First International Congress of Progressive Artists, Düsseldorf. May 1922.
Theo and Nelly van Doesburg in a studio in Paris. 1923.
Theo van Doesburg in the Aubette, Strasbourg. 1927.
Theo van Doesburg in Davos. 1931.

Works [edit]

Main category: Theo van Doesburg

1899-1910 [edit]

Dog. 1899. oil on paper. 9 × 14 cm (3.5 × 5.5 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Two dogs. 1899 (?). oil on paper. 8 × 14 cm (3.1 × 5.5 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
River landscape with steeple and mill. circa 1900. oil on canvas mounted on cardboard. 17 × 31 cm (6.7 × 12.2 in). Present whereabouts unknown.
Landscape with hay wagon, church towers and windmill. 1901. oil on canvas. 24 × 33 cm (9.4 × 13 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
River landscape with windmill. 1902. Black chalk and watercolor on paper. 10 × 16 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Ginger pot with chrysanths. 1904. Watercolor, pastel and charcoal on paper. 20 × 23 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Kindje. 1904 (?). Inkt en potlood op papier. 15,5 × 12,5 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Zomerdroom. 1905. Krijt en aquarel op papier. 16,5 × 24 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Still Life. 1906. Oil on canvas. 54.5 × 65.5 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

Self-portrait with hat. 1906. Oil on canvas on panel. 32 × 24 cm. Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
Self-portrait. 1906. Oil on canvas. 65.5 × 51 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Portrait of Christian Leibbrandt. 1906 (?). Oil on canvas. 28 × 33 cm. Nijmegen, private collection.
Portrait of Agnita Feis reading the Bible. 1907. Pencil, chalk and watercolor on paper. 24 × 16 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

Viex Faun (self-portrait). 1909. Pencil on paper. 15.2 × 11.5 cm. Present whereabouts unknown.
Self-portrait. 1909 (?). Oil on canvas. 21.5 × 14.5 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Self-portrait. 1909 (?). Oil on canvas. 15.5 × 14.5 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Self-portrait with hat. 1910 (?). oil on cardboard. 30 × 26.5 cm (11.8 × 10.4 in). Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

De Maskers af! [edit]

Cover. 1910. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

I. The ‘Knight of the Road’ (tramp). 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 11 cm (4.1 × 4.3 in). Various collections.
II. Don Juan. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
III. Peasant. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
IV. Laughing Jew. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
V. The Jew. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
VI. Tradeswoman. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
VII. The Chic. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
VIII. Old Spinster. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
IX. Meths Drinker. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
X. Fortune Teller. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
XI. Archangel. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
XII. The Spiritual Body. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
XIII. Frederik van Eeden. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
XIV. The man of 1880. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
XV. Quérido. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
XVI. Abraham Kuyper. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
XVII. Troelstra. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
XVIII. Chairman of the education executive committee. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
XIX. Money-Grubber. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.
XX. Bourgeois. 1910. lithograph. 10.5 × 10.5 cm (4.1 × 4.1 in). Various collections.

1911-1915 [edit]

Dancing man. 1911. pencil on paper. 11.5 × 16 cm (4.5 × 6.3 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Self-portrait. 1913. oil on canvas. 40.5 × 30.5 cm (15.9 × 12 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Beggar. 1914. oil on panel. 37 × 18 cm (14.6 × 7.1 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Portrait of a man. circa 1915. ink, pastel and watercolor on paper. 18 × 12.5 cm (7.1 × 4.9 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

Sacs. 1912. oil on canvas. 30 × 33.5 cm (11.8 × 13.2 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Dunes and sea. circa 1912. oil on canvas. 29.5 × 33 cm (11.6 × 13 in). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
Dune landscape. Ca. 1912. Oil on canvas on panel. 24.5 × 30.5 cm. Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
Girl with Buttercups. 1914. oil on canvas. 80 × 80 cm (31.5 × 31.5 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

Street music [edit]

Street Music I. 1915. pencil on paper. 15 × 10 cm (5.9 × 3.9 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Street Music II. 1915. ink on paper. 13 × 10 cm (5.1 × 3.9 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

1915-1916 [edit]

Portrait of Lena Milius. circa 1915. oil on canvas. 48.5 × 31 cm (19.1 × 12.2 in). Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
Portrait of Evert Rinsema. 1915 (?). pastel on paper. 15.5 × 11.5 cm (6.1 × 4.5 in). Leeuwarden, Fries Museum.
Despair. 1915. chalk on paper. 16 × 11.5 cm (6.3 × 4.5 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Abstract church. 1915 (?). pencil on paper. 15.5 × 11.5 cm (6.1 × 4.5 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

Cosmic Sun. 1915. pencil and pastel on paper. 24 × 32 cm (9.4 × 12.6 in). Netherlands, Private collection.
Landscape. 1915 (?). pastel on paper. 25.5 × 35.5 cm (10 × 14 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Composition. 1915 (?). pastel on paper. 23.5 × 32 cm (9.3 × 12.6 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Composition. 1915 (?). pastel on black paper. 25.5 × 35.5 cm (10 × 14 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Portrait of A.J.J. de Winter. 1915-1916. ink on paper. 6 × 7.5 cm (2.4 × 3 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

Composition. 1915 (?). pastel on paper. 32 × 24 cm (12.6 × 9.4 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Composition. 1915 (?). pastel on paper. 31.5 × 24 cm (12.4 × 9.4 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Abstract portrait. 1915 (?). oil on canvas. 24 × 19 cm (9.4 × 7.5 in). Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.

Mouvement héroïque [edit]

Mouvement héroïque. 1916. pastel on paper. 35.5 × 25.5 cm (14 × 10 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Mouvement héroïque. 1916. oil on canvas. 136 × 110.5 cm (53.5 × 43.5 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

1916-1917 [edit]

Landscape. 1916. oil on canvas. 31.5 × 26.5 cm (12.4 × 10.4 in). Whereabouts unknown.
Composition III (Still Life). 1916. oil on canvas. 53 × 39 cm (20.9 × 15.4 in). Minneapolis, Curtis galleries inc.
Design for a book cover. 1916. Indian ink and watercolor on paper. 35.5 × 24 cm (14 × 9.4 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Still Life. 1916. Indian ink on paper. 20 × 15 cm (7.9 × 5.9 in), Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Composition IV (Still life). July 1916. oil on canvas. Ca. 90 × 65 cm (35.4 × 25.6 in). Lost.
Sphere. 1916 (?). oil on canvas mounted on panel. 27 × 37 cm (10.6 × 14.6 in). Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
Tree. circa 28 July 1916. oil on canvas. 68.5 × 54 cm (27 × 21.3 in). Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum.
Stained-Glass Composition I. September 1916-January 1917. stained glass. 100 × 67.5 cm (39.4 × 26.6 in). Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
Krishna playing a flute. 1916. pencil and ink on transparent paper. 19.5 × 55.5 cm (7.7 × 21.9 in). Utrecht (city), Centraal Museum.
Two sketches of Krishna playing a flute, seen from the front. 1916. pencil and Indian ink on transparent paper. 19 × 17 cm (7.5 × 6.7 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Dancers. 1916. Casein and/or oil on asbestos cement panels. 48 × 30 cm (18.9 × 11.8 in) (each panel). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
Reverse.
English: Dance I.

Nederlands: Dans I.
1916-1917 (?).
Color design for Dance II. 1917. pencil, ink and gouache on paper. 55.5 × 29 cm (21.9 × 11.4 in). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
English: Dance II.

Nederlands: Dans II.
1917.
English: The Cardplayers.

Nederlands: De kaartspelers.
1916-1917.
English: Lena in an interior.

Nederlands: Lena in interieur.
1917.
Kneeling Nude. 1917. black chalk and gouache on paper. 37 × 52.5 cm (14.6 × 20.7 in). Utrecht (city), Centraal Museum.
English: Still life (composition V).

Nederlands: Stilleven (compositie V).
1916-1917.
Composition. 1917. pencil and gouache on transparent paper. 16.5 × 14 cm (6.5 × 5.5 in). The Hague, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.

Composition I (Still Life) [edit]

Composition I (Still Life). 1916. oil on canvas. 67 × 64 cm (26.4 × 25.2 in). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.

Composition II (Still Life) [edit]

Still life (etude). 1916 (?). watercolor on paper (?). Dimensions and whereabouts unknown.
Composition II (Still Life). 1916. oil on canvas. 45 × 32 cm (17.7 × 12.6 in). Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.

Schetsboek 13 [edit]

Nederlands: Compositie met drie hoofden.
1917.
Geabstraheerd stadsgezicht. 1917. pencil on paper. 12 × 19 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

1917-1918 [edit]

English: Design for a stained glass window.

Nederlands: Ontwerp voor een glas-in-loodraam.
1917 (?).
Female Nude on a Chair. 1917. charcoal, ink and white chalk on paper. 65 × 50 cm (25.6 × 19.7 in). Utrecht (city), Centraal Museum.
English: Nude.

Nederlands: Naakt.
1917.
Female nude with Hand on Her Head. 1917. pen and Indian ink and brush and Indian ink on paper. 22.8 × 15.9 cm (9 × 6.3 in). Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
Study for Stained Glass Composition III. 1917. ink on transparent paper. 5 × 5.5 cm (2 × 2.2 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
English: Stained Glass Composition III.

Nederlands: Glas-in-loodcompositie III.
1917.
Design for Stained-glass Composition Female Head. May 1917. gouache on paper. 36.5 × 24.5 cm (14.4 × 9.6 in). Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts.
English: Stained-glass Composition Female Head.

Nederlands: Glas-in-loodcompositie Vrouwenkop.
May 1917.
English: Composition VI (on black fond).

Nederlands: Compositie VI (op zwart fond).
1917 (?).
English: Composition VII (the three graces).

Nederlands: Compositie VII (de drie gratiën).
1917.
Stained-Glass Composition IV. 1917. stained glass. 287 × 56.5 cm (113 × 22.2 in) (each window). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
Sjabloon voor ornamentrand Huis de Lange. 1917. Paper. 20.5 × 37.5 cm (8.1 × 14.8 in). Rotterdam, Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Decorative frieze for Huis de Lange. May-October 1917. ink and gouache on paper. 11.5 × 56 cm (4.5 × 22 in). Netherlands, Private collection.
English: Banister post.

Nederlands: Trappaal.
1917.
English: Design for a glass mosaic.

Nederlands: Ontwerp voor een glasmuzaïek.
1917.
English: Composition IX (the Cardplayers).

Nederlands: Compositie IX (De kaartspelers).
1917.
Design for Stained-Glass Composition V. 1917-1918 (?). heliography on paper. 108 × 66 cm (42.5 × 26 in). Rotterdam, Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Color designs for Stained-Glass Composition V. 1917-1918 (?). ink and gouache on paper. 85.5 × 50 cm (33.7 × 19.7 in). Zürich, Kunsthaus Zürich.
English: Stained Glass Composition V.

Nederlands: Glas-in-loodcompositie V.
1917-1918.
Design for a monument in Leeuwarden. 1917. Photo. 50.5 × 39 cm. Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum.
Press card. May 1917-November 1918. printed matter. 9 × 9 cm (3.5 × 3.5 in). Various collections.
Portrait of J.J.P. Oud. 1917 (?). ink on paper. 21.5 × 15.5 cm (8.5 × 6.1 in). Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
Girl Knitting on the Harbor 1918 (?). charcoal and gouache on paper. 45.5 × 38 cm (17.9 × 15 in). Rotterdam, Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Cow. 1918 (?). pencil on paper. 11.5 × 16 cm (4.5 × 6.3 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
English: Cow.

Nederlands: Koe.
1918 (?).
English: Cow.

Nederlands: Koe.
1918 (?).
English: Cow.

Nederlands: Koe.
1918 (?).
English: Cow.

Nederlands: Koe.
1918 (?).
English: Cow.

Nederlands: Koe.
1918 (?).
English: Cow.

Nederlands: Koe.
1918 (?).
English: Cow.

Nederlands: Koe.
1918 (?).
English: Cow.

Nederlands: Koe.
1918 (?).
English: Cow.

Nederlands: Koe.
1918 (?).
English: Study for Composition VIII (The Cow).

Nederlands: Studie voor Compositie VIII (De Koe).
1918 (?).
English: Cow.

Nederlands: Koe.
1918 (?).
English: Composition VIII (The Cow).

Nederlands: Compositie VIII (De koe).
1918 (?).
English: Composition XI.

Nederlands: Compositie XI.
1918.

De Vonk, Noordwijkerhout [edit]

Category: Vakantiehuis De Vonk

Brick mosaic, De Vonk vacation hostel, Noordwijkerhout. 1917-1918.
Brick mosaic, De Vonk vacation hostel, Noordwijkerhout, right panel. 1917-1918.

Hall (architect J.J.P. Oud). 1917-1918.
Landing. 1917-1918.

English: Design for a tiled floor.

Nederlands: Ontwerp voor een tegelvloer.
1917-1918.
English: Design for a tiled floor.

Nederlands: Ontwerp voor een tegelvloer.
circa 1918.

1918-1922 [edit]

English: Composition.

Nederlands: Compositie.
1917-1918.
Lena in interior. 1918 (?). pencil and gouache on paper. 25 × 18.5 cm (9.8 × 7.3 in). Oberhofen am Thunersee , Switzerland, Stiftung Sammlung Karl und Jürg Im Obersteg.
Composition XIII (Woman in studio). 1918.
English: Landscape (study for Composition XII).

Nederlands: Landschap (studie voor Compositie XII).
1918 (?).
Composition XII in black and white. 1918.
Composition X. 1918.
Composition XIII. June 1918.
English: Study for Rhythm of a Russian Dance.
1917-1918 (?).
English: Study for Rhythm of a Russian Dance.
1917-1918 (?).
English: Study for Rhythm of a Russian Dance.
1917-1918 (?).
English: Study for Rhythm of a Russian Dance.
1917-1918 (?).
English: Study for Rhythm of a Russian Dance.
1917-1918 (?).
English: Study for Rhythm of a Russian Dance.
1917-1918 (?).
English: Study for Rhythm of a Russian Dance.
1917-1918 (?).
Rhythm of a Russian dance. June 1918.
Study for L’Enfant mécanique. 1918 (?). pencil and Indian ink on transparent paper. 13 × 20 cm (5.1 × 7.9 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
L’enfant mécanique. 1918 (?). Indian ink on transparent paper. 12 × 14 cm (4.7 × 5.5 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Composition based on L’Enfant mécanique. 1918 (?). pencil on transparent paper. 11.5 × 15.5 cm (4.5 × 6.1 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
The Blauwpoortsbrug with horse and carriage. 1917-1918. gouache on paper. 36.5 × 85.5 cm (14.4 × 33.7 in). Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
The Blauwpoortsbrug with horse and carriage. 1917-1918. gouache on transparent paper. 40 × 82 cm (15.7 × 32.3 in). Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
Cityscape with boat (Leiden). 1917-1918. gouache on paper. 44.5 × 65 cm (17.5 × 25.6 in). Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
English: Stained Glass Composition VIII.

Nederlands: Glas-in-loodcompositie VIII.
1918-1919.
Typeface (rereleased in 1997 as Architype Van Doesburg).
c 1919.
Ontwerp belettering voor Lettergieterij Amsterdam. 1919. Oost-indische inkt op kalkeerpapier. 16 × 65 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Nederlands: Eerste doorbeelding portret-compositie.
March 1919.
Nederlands: Destructieve voorstudie voor Compositie 16.
March 1919.
Nederlands: Voorstudie voor Compositie 16.
March 1919.
Nederlands: Voorstudie voor Compositie 16.
March 1919.
Nederlands: Voorstudie voor Compositie 16.
March 1919.
Composition in dissonances. March-May 1919.
Composition in Gray (Rag-Time). 1919.
Garden Sculpture (Vases). 1919.
Design for a cheese label. June 1919. pencil and Indian ink on paper. 23 × 23 cm (9.1 × 9.1 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Monogram for J.J. Dee. 1919 (?). printed matter. 5 × 7 cm (2 × 2.8 in). Various collections.
English: Monogram for J.J.P. Oud.

Nederlands: Monogram voor J.J.P. Oud.
1919.
Design of a monogram for Antony Kok. December 1919. Pencil, Indian ink and red gouache on transparent paper. 8 × 8 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
English: Monogram for Antony Kok.

Nederlands: Monogram voor Antony Kok.
circa 1920 (?).
Composition XVII. December 1919.
Color design for a room in Bart de Ligt's house in Katwijk aan Zee. 1919-1920. pencil, Indian ink and gouache on transparent paper. 60.5 × 43 cm (23.8 × 16.9 in). Rotterdam, Netherlands Architecture Institute.
English: Room in House Bart de Ligt.

Nederlands: Kamer in Huis Bart de Ligt.
1919-1920.
Cover design for Klei. 1920. Pencil, gouache, Indian ink, and collage on transparent paper. 80 × 57 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Design for a poster for the exhibition La Section d'Or. c 1920.
Cover for Klassiek-Barok-Modern. 1920. printed matter. 22.5 × 14.5 cm (8.9 × 5.7 in). Various collections.
Composition XVIII in three parts. 1920.
Diagram for Composition XVIII in three parts. 1920-1923. Technique, dimensions and whereabouts unknown.
Composition XX. 1920.
Peinture pure. May-July 1920.
Cover for De theorie van het syndicalisme by Clara Wichmann. 1920. printed matter. 19 × 36 cm (7.5 × 14.2 in). Various collections.
Still life with statuette, vase and ginger pot. 1920. Watercolor on paper. 21.5 × 27.5 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Memorandum. 1922.
Drawing. 1921. Printed matter. 7 × 6 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Definitive design for the Sower, stained-glass windows Large Pastorale and Small Pastorale. from December 1921 until January 1922. pencil and gouache on paper. 74.5 × 70.5 cm (29.3 × 27.8 in). Drachten, Museum Drachten.
Definitive design for the Reaper, stained-glass windows Large Pastorale and Small Pastorale. from December 1921 until January 1922. pencil and gouache on paper. 74.5 × 70.5 cm (29.3 × 27.8 in). Drachten, Museum Drachten.
Large Pastoral. 1922. stained glass. 300 × 70 cm (118.1 × 27.6 in) (each window). Drachten, former Landbouwwinterschool.

Middel-class houses, Drachten [edit]

Color harmonie for the kitchens. 1921. collage and gouache. 14.5 × 11.5 cm (5.7 × 4.5 in). Drachten, Museum Drachten.
Color design of staircase. 1921. pencil, Indian ink and gouache on transparent paper. 21.5 × 29.5 cm (8.5 × 11.6 in). Drachten, Museum Drachten.

Mécano [edit]

Category: Mécano

Mécano no. Jaune, Geel, Gelb, Yellow. February 1922. Printed matter. 13 × 16 cm. Various collections.
Mécano no. Blue, Blauwe, Blau, Blue. July 1922. Printed matter. 13 × 16 cm. Various collections.
Application card for Mécano. 1922. Printed matter. 9 × 14 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

Tot een constructieve dichtkunst. 1923. printed matter. 25 × 16 cm (9.8 × 6.3 in). From Mécano no. 4/5 White, Blanc, Wit, Weiß (1924), [p. 11]. Various collections.
Bilanz des Staatlichen Bauhauses Weimar. 1923. printed matter. 25 × 16 cm (9.8 × 6.3 in). From Mécano no. 4/5 White, Blanc, Wit, Weiß (1924), [p. 16]. Various collections.

1922-1923 [edit]

Designs for Principles of sculpture. 1922. collage and gouache. 20.6 × 9.7 cm (8.1 × 3.8 in). Rijswijk, the Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency.
Principles of sculpture. 1922. printed matter. From Theo van Doesburg (11 August 1923) ‘Voorwaarden tot een nieuwe architectuur’, Architectura, vol. 27, no. 27, pp. 200-204.
Portrait of Nelly van Doesburg. 1922.
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Portrait of Pétro (Nelly van Doesburg). circa 1922. oil on cardboard mounted on panel. 64.5 × 48 cm (25.4 × 18.9 in). Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
Portrait of Pétro (Nelly van Doesburg). circa 1922. pencil and watercolor on transparent paper. 64 × 45 cm (25.2 × 17.7 in). Leiden, Museum De Lakenhal.
Composition XXII. June-July 1922.
Cover for Wat is Dada? late 1922. printed matter. 68.5 × 54 cm (27 × 21.3 in). Various collections.
Poster Small Dada Soirée. 1922. lithograph, proof. 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in). Various collections.
Poster Small Dada Soirée. 1922. lithograph. 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in). Various collections.
Poster Dada Matinée. January 1923. printed matter. 62 × 85 cm (24.4 × 33.5 in). Various collections.
I.K. Bonset. La matière denaturalisée. Destruction 2. 1923 (?). Collage, ink and gouache on cardboard. 59.4 × 44 cm. Leeuwarden, Fries Museum.
Theo van Doesburg Composition XXI 1923.jpg

English: Composition XXI.

Nederlands: Compositie XXI.
1923.
Principles of painting. July 1923. printed matter. From Theo van Doesburg (11 August 1923) ‘Voorwaarden tot een nieuwe architectuur’, Architectura, vol. 27, no. 27, pp. 200-204.
English: Study for composition XXV.

Nederlands: Studie voor compositie XXV.
1923.
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English: Composition XXV.

Nederlands: Compositie XXV.
June-July 1923.

Color design for the hall of a university [edit]

Study for the floor and various other sketches. 1923. Pencil and gouache on graph paper. 16 × 20 cm. Rotterdam, The Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Study for the floor. 1923. Pencil, Indian ink and gouache on graph paper. 31 × 32 cm. Rotterdam, The Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Study for the roof. 1923. Pencil and gouache on graph paper. 57 × 52 cm. Rotterdam, The Netherlands Architecture Institute.
English: Colour composition roof.

Nederlands: Kleurcompositie plafond.
1923.

Perspective view of the color design for the floor, walls and balustrade roof seen towards the staircase. 1923. Pencil, Indian ink and watercolor on graph paper. 4 × 21.5 cm. Rotterdam, The Netherlands Architecture Institute.

1923-1924 [edit]

Hôtel Particulier. 1923.
Hôtel Particulier. 1923.
Maison Particulière. 1923.
Maison Particulière. 1923.
Maison d'Artiste. 1923.
Architectural Analysis. 1923.
Theo van Doesburg Composition 1923-1924.jpg

Deutsch: Komposition.

English: Composition.

Nederlands: Compositie.
1923-1924.

Stained-glass composition XIII [edit]

Color design. 1924. Pencil and gouache on paper. 27 × 9.5 cm. Gockhausen-Zürich, Eduard Neuenschwander.
Design. 1923-1924. Pencil on graph paper. 100.5 × 49.5 cm. Rotterdam, the Netherlands Architecture Institute.
English: Design for Stained Glass Composition XIII.

Nederlands: Ontwerp voor Glas-in-loodcompositie XIII.
1924.

1924-1927 [edit]

Cover. 1924.
Nelly van Doesburg seen from behind and View of a Harbor. June 1924. pencil and watercolor on paper. 22 × 14 cm (8.7 × 5.5 in). Utrecht (city), Centraal Museum.
Study for Counter-composition XI. 1925. pencil and gouache on paper mounted on cardboard. 11.5 × 12 cm (4.5 × 4.7 in). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
English: Study for Counter-composition X.

Nederlands: Studie voor Contra-compositie X.
1924.
Theo van Doesburg Counter-composition X 1924.jpg

Counter-composition X. 1924.
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Counter-composition V. 1924. Oil on canvas. 100 × 100 cm. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
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Counter-composition IV. 1924.
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Counter-composition VII. 1924.
Theo van Doesburg Counter-composition XII.JPG

Counter-composition XII. 1924.
I.K. Bonset. Composition. circa 1921-1925. collage on paper. 32.5 × 32 cm (12.8 × 12.6 in). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
I.K. Bonset. Construction I. Ca. 1925. Collage and ink on paper. 31 × 15.5 cm. Zurich, Kunsthaus.
Réconstruction. circa 1921-1925. collage on paper. 29.5 × 21 cm (11.6 × 8.3 in). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
Design for stained-glass window for the Abstract Cabinet in Hanover. 1925. Indian ink and gouache on graph paper. 31.5 × 29 cm (12.4 × 11.4 in). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
Projet pour studio avec habitation, plan. 1925. pencil and ink on paper. 32.5 × 37.5 cm. Rotterdam, The Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Design for two studios with two apartments, plans and axonometric view. 1925 (?). Pencil, chalk, East Indian ink on transparent paper. 32.5 × 50 cm. Rotterdam, The Netherlands Architecture Institute.
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Counter-composition VIII. 1924-1925 (?).
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Counter-composition VI. 1925.
Illustration Counter-Composition VI. 1926. Indian ink and pencil on tracing paper. 21 × 27 cm (8.3 × 10.6 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Illustration Counter-Composition VI. 1926. Indian ink and pencil on tracing paper. 27 × 21 cm (10.6 × 8.3 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Illustration Counter-Composition VI. 1926. Indian ink and pencil. 27 × 21 cm (10.6 × 8.3 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Illustration Counter-Composition VI. 1926. Indian ink and pencil on tracing paper. 13.1 × 12.1 cm (5.2 × 4.8 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Poster. 1925.
English: Study for Counter-Composition XIV.

Nederlands: Studie voor Contra-compositie XIV.
1925.
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Counter-composition XIV. 1925.
Diagram of Counter-Composition XIV. 1925-1926. printed matter. 12.6 × 4.8 cm (5 × 1.9 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Study for Counter-composition XV. 1925 (?). gouache on paper. 50.7 × 50 cm (20 × 19.7 in). Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
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Counter-composition XV. 1925.
English: Study for Counter-composition XVI.

Nederlands: Studie voor Contra-compositie XVI.
1925.
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Counter-composition XVI. 1925.
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Counter-composition XVII. 1926 (?).
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Counter-composition XIII. 1925-1926.
Nederlands: Simultaanportret van Nelly-Pétro.
1926 (?).
Propriété Arp-Doesburg, basement plan. May 1927. Hand-colored heliography. 49 × 29.5 cm. Rotterdam, Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Nederlands: Studie voor Contra-compositie XVIII.
1927.
Nederlands: Studie voor Contra-compositie XIX.
1927.
Nederlands: Studie voor Contra-compositie XX.
1927.
Nederlands: Studie voor Contra-compositie XXI.
1927.
Cover. 1927-1928.
Nelly van Doesburg as I.K. Bonset. 1927.

Aubette, Strasbourg [edit]

Café-restaurant. 1926-1927.
Salle des Fêtes. 1926-1927.
Salle des Fêtes. 1926-1927.

Ciné-dancing. 1926-1928.
Ciné-dancing. 1926-1928.
Ciné-dancing. 2006. photograph.

English: Interior of the Café-brasserie of the Aubette.

Nederlands: Interieur van de Café-brasserie in de Aubette.
1926.
Color design for the Café-brasserie ceiling. January 1927 (?). Pencil, Indian ink, gouache and collage on cardboard. 24 × 38 cm. Paris, National Museum of Modern Art.
English: Color design for walls and ceiling of the Ciné-dancing of the Aubette.

Nederlands: Kleuronywerp voor wanden en plafond van de ciné-dancing in de Aubette.
1926-1927.
Final color design for wall with gallery of the Ciné-dancing of the Aubette. 1927. pencil, gouache and Indian ink on heliography. 45 × 93.5 cm (17.7 × 36.8 in). Rotterdam, Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Final color design for ceiling of the Ciné-dancing of the Aubette. 1927. pencil, gouache and Indian ink on heliography. 72.5 × 110 cm (28.5 × 43.3 in). Rotterdam, Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Design for numbers 2 to 9. October 1927 (?). Heliography on paper. 40.5 × 40.5 cm. Rotterdam, The Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Ashtray for Café Aubette. 1927. ceramic. Diameter: 13 cm (5.1 in). . Various collections.

Aubette sign. 1927.

1928-1929 [edit]

English: Stained glass window.

Français : Vitrail.

Nederlands: Glas-in-loodraam.
circa 1928.
English: Stained glass window.

Français : Vitrail.

Nederlands: Glas-in-loodraam.
circa 1928.
English: Stained glass window.

Français : Vitrail.

Nederlands: Glas-in-loodraam.
circa 1928.
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Counter-composition XX. 1928. oil on canvas. 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in). Switzerland, Private collection.
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English: Composition.

Nederlands: Compositie.
1928.
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Composition en demi-valeurs. 1928. Oil on canvas. 50 × 50 cm. Basel, Kunstmuseum.

Simultaneous Composition XXIV [edit]

Study for Simultaneous Composition XXIV. 1929 (?). pencil and gouache on graph paper. 5 × 5 cm (2 × 2 in). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
Study for Simultaneous Composition XXIV. 1929 (?). pencil and gouache on graph paper. 5.5 × 5.5 cm (2.2 × 2.2 in). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
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Simultaneous Composition XXIV. 1929. oil on canvas. 50 × 50.5 cm (19.7 × 19.9 in). New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery.

1929 [edit]

Theo van Doesburg Simultaneous Counter-Composition 2.jpg

English: Simultaneous Counter-composition.

Nederlands: Simultane Contra-compositie.
1929 (?).
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Counter-composition XXI. 1929.
Maison Van Doesburg, Meudon-Val-Fleury. 1927-1930.
Maison Van Doesburg, Meudon-Val-Fleury. 1927-1930.
Maison Van Doesburg, Meudon-Val-Fleury. 1927-1930.
Ground floor and first floor plans. 1929. ink and gouache on paper. 61.5 × 46 cm (24.2 × 18.1 in). Rotterdam, Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Axonometrie vanuit het zuid-westen. June 1929. Potlood op transparant papier. 60 × 53 cm. Rotterdam, Netherlands Architecture Institute.

Two handbag designs [edit]

Sac à main type 2. 1929 (?). Pencil and gouache on paper 14 × 22 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.
Sac à main type 3. 1929 (?). Pencil and gouache on paper 14 × 22 cm. Utrecht, Centraal Museum.

1929-1930 [edit]

Nederlands: Krukje, Atelierwoning, Meudon.
1929.
Nederlands: Stoel, Atelierwoning, Meudon.
1930.
Nederlands: Leunstoel, Atelierwoning, Meudon.
1930.
Cité de Circulation. 1929.
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Composition of Proportions. 1929. oil on canvas. 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in). Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
English: Study for Simultaneous compositions XXII.

Nederlands: Studie voor Simultane composities XXII.
1929.
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English: Simulaneous Compositions XXII.

Nederlands: Simultane composities XXII.
1929.
Cover of the introduction number of Art Concret. 1930. Printed matter. 18.5 × 28 cm. Various collections.
Six Moments in the Development of Plane to Space. 1626 or 1929. pencil, Indian ink and enamel paint on transparent paper. 155.5 × 27 cm (61.2 × 10.6 in). Otterlo, Kröller-Müller Museum.
English: Study for Arithmetic Composition.

Nederlands: Studie voor Aritmetische compositie.
1929-1930 (?).
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Deutsch: Arithmetische komposition.

English: Arithmetic Composition.

Français : Composition arithmétique.

Nederlands: Aritmetische compositie.
1929-1930.
Atelierwoning Bertalan Pór. 1930.
Portrait of Louis Peter Milius. 1929.
Nederlands: Compositie (studie).
1930 (?).
Simultaneous Counter-Composition 1929-30 Theo van Doesburg.jpg

English: Simultaneous Counter-composition.

Nederlands: Simultane Contra-compositie.
1930.