Theo van Doesburg: Sphere
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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) |
Authority file |
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artist QS:P170,Q160422 |
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Title |
label QS:Len,"Sphere"
label QS:Lnl,"Sfeer" |
Object type |
painting |
Date |
Circa 1916 date QS:P571,+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Medium |
oil on canvas mounted on plywood |
Dimensions |
height: 27 cm (10.6 in); width: 37 cm (14.5 in) dimensions QS:P2048,27U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,37U174728 |
Collection |
Museum De Lakenhal
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Native name |
Museum De Lakenhal |
Location |
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Coordinates |
52° 09′ 47.02″ N, 4° 29′ 15″ E |
Established |
1874 / 2013 / 2019 |
Website |
www.lakenhal.nl |
Authority file |
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institution QS:P195,Q2098586 |
Accession number |
S 4977 |
Place of creation |
Haarlem (?) |
Object history |
1918: acquired by Georges Vantongerloo (1886-1965), Netherlands, from Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931), Leiden by exchange
Unknown date: acquired by Max Bill (1908-1994) from Georges Vantongerloo
Unknown date: acquired by Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Antwerp, from Max Bill Collection, Zurich
1996: purchased by the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, from Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Antwerp
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Exhibition history |
Georges Vantongerloo, Ronny Van de Velde, Antwerp, 15 December 1996–31 March 1997, without cat. no. , p. 201, as Blauwe compositie.
7 × Sikkensprijs, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, 20 February 1998–19 April 1998, no catalogue.
Dageraad van de moderne kunst. Leiden en omstreken 1890-1940, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, 2 April 1999–29 August 1999, cat.list without no., as Sfeer (Blaues Bild), 1916.
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. 247, with color image (plate 2) on p. 79, as Sphere, circa 1916date QS:P,+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 .
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Inscriptions |
verso:
Theo van Doesburg Leyde 1918
- Presumably added by George Vantongerloo in 1918
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References |
AnonymousUnknown author, Museum De Lakenhal online catalogue, as Sfeer, circa 1916 date QS:P,+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 , oil on canvas mounted on plywood.
AnonymousUnknown author, Vereniging Rembrandt, as Sfeer, circa 1916date QS:P,+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 , oil on canvas mounted on plywood.
Els Hoek (ed.; 2000) Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvrecatalogus, Bussum: Uitgeverij Thot, ISBN 90-6868-255-5, p. 166, cat. no. 480, with color image, as Sfeer, 1916 (presumably ).
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Source/Photographer |
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