Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) Dutch artist

Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) Dutch artist 特奧·凡·杜斯伯格 Theo van Doesburg, pseudonym of Christian Emil Marie Küpper (born August 30, 1883, Utrecht, Netherlands—died March 7, 1931, Davos, Switzerland) Dutch painter, decorator, poet, and art theorist who was a leader of the De Stijl movement. Originally van Doesburg intended to pursue a career in the theatre, but he turned to painting about 1900. He worked in Post-Impressionist and Fauvist styles until 1915, when he discovered Piet Mondrian’s work, which convinced van Doesburg to paint geometric abstractions of subjects from nature. His paintings, with their strict use of vertical and horizontal shapes and primary colours, closely resembled Mondrian’s until about 1920. In 1917 van Doesburg was instrumental in forming the De Stijl group of artists, and he also founded the avant-garde art review De Stijl (a publication that was continued until 1931). Among the artists involved with De Stijl was the Dutch ar