Theo van Doesburg

Theo van Doesburg
Theo van Doesburg as Sergeant Küpper, c. 1915
Born
Christian Emil Marie Küpper

(1883-08-30)30 August 1883
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died7 March 1931(1931-03-07) (aged 47)
Davos, Switzerland
Known forpainting, architecture, poetry
MovementDe Stijl, Elementarism, Concrete art, Dadaism

Theo van Doesburg (Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑn ˈduzbʏr(ə)x]; 30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch artist, who practiced painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.[1][2] He married three times.[3]

  1. ^ "De Stijl". Tate Glossary. The Tate. Retrieved 31 July 2006.
  2. ^ Curl, James Stevens (2006). A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860678-8.
  3. ^ Baljeu, Joost (1974). Theo Van Doesburg. Studio Vista.