File:Theo_van_Doesburg_in_military_service.JPG · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Theo van Doesburg
Sign in to saveAlso known as Christiaan Emil Maria Kupper, I. K. Bonset, Christiaan Emil Maria Kupper Doesburg, Christian Emil Marie Kupper, Christiaan Emil Marie Küppers, Aldo Camini, C. E. M. Küpper
Dutch architect, painter, draughtsman and writer (1883–1931)
Theo van Doesburg was a Dutch artist and architect who worked across painting, drawing, and writing during the early 20th century. He mattered because he was a pioneering figure in modern art and design, helping to shape how architects and artists thought about abstraction and geometric form during a transformative period in cultural history.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1883
- Died
- 1931
- Works
- 40
Top works
- Exhibition -- van Doesburg
- De schilder de Winter en zijn werk
- Coppola, opere 1970-1973
- Über europische Architektur
- Holland's Bankroet door Dada
via Open Library + Wikidata
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Theo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Utrecht
- Place of death
- Davos
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Participant in
- documenta
- Field of work
- product design
- Movement
- Expressionism
- Image
- Theo van Doesburg in military service.JPG
- Work location
- Amsterdam
Show 17 more facts
- Commons category
- Theo van Doesburg
- date of birth
- 1883-01-01
- date of death
- 1931-03-07
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Commons Creator page
- Theo van Doesburg
- influenced by
- Piet Mondrian
- member of
- De Stijl
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Theo van Doesburg
- start of work period
- 1899-00-00
- end of work period
- 1931-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Drents Museum
- pseudonym
- Theo van Doesburg
- described at URL
- arch-pavouk.cz/index.php/architekti/1482-doesburg-theo-van
- name in native language
- Theo van Doesburg
- partner in business or sport
- Piet Mondrian
Sources (15)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Theo van Doesburg, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
~12 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Theo van Doesburg ( Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑn ˈduzbʏr(ə)x]; born Christian Emil Marie Küpper; 30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch painter, writer, poet, and architect. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.
Personal life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Theo van Doesburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.