Theo van Doesburg: Composition XIII (Woman in Studio)
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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 |
Composition XIII (woman in studio) label QS:Lfr,"Composition XIII (Femme dans un atelier)"
label QS:Lde,"Komposition XIII (Frau in Atelier)"
label QS:Len,"Composition XIII (Woman in studio)"
label QS:Lnl,"Compositie XIII (Vrouw in atelier)" |
Object type |
painting |
Genre |
abstract art |
Date |
1918 date QS:P571,+1918-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
Dimensions |
height: 51 cm (20 in); width: 39.5 cm (15.5 in) dimensions QS:P2048,51U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,39.5U174728 |
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q14565992 |
Accession number |
1170 |
Place of creation |
Leiden |
Object history |
1931: inherited by Nelly van Doesburg (1899-1975), Meudon, from Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931), Meudon
1942: acquired by Emil Friedrich (1892-1973), Zurich, from Nelly van Doesburg, Meudon
1973: bequeathed to the Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, by Emil Friedrich and Clara Jezler (1894-1969), Zurich
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Exhibition history |
Retrospektiv Theo van Doesburg, Landesmuseum, Weimar, 16 December 1923–23 January 1924, cat.list no. 30 (?), as Komposition XII, 1917.
Retrospektiv Theo van Doesburg (?), March 1924–15 April 1924, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover
, no catalog.
‘1940’, Deuxième exposition, Rétrospective Van Doesburg, Parc des expositions de la porte de Versailles, Paris, 15 January 1932–1 February 1932, cat. no. 36 (?), p. 5, as Composition, 1918.
Theo van Doesburg, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 2 May 1936–31 May 1936, cat. no. 40, p. 102, as Compositie in wit en zwart, 1918.
L'art en Europe autour de 1918, À l'ancienne Douane, Strasbourg, 8 May 1968–15 September 1968, Cat.no. 46, p. 124, as Composition, 1918.
Die Sprache der Geometrie, Kunstmuseum, Bern, 17 March 1984–13 May 1984, cat. no. 22, p. 148 , as Komposition in Schwarz, 1918.
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Inscriptions |
Signature and date verso:
V.DOESBURG 1918
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References |
AnonymousUnknown author, RKDimages, Art-work number 215551, as Composition XIII (woman in studio), 1918
Portfolio, cat. no. 112, as ‘Comp 1918 / (portrat of the architect J.J.P. Oud / belongs to Dr. E. Friedrich Zürich Switzerland.’.
Lijst 1, as ‘Compositie XIII ... 1918 (in zwart en wit ... vrouw in atelier)’.
Els Hoek (ed.; 2000) Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvrecatalogus, Bussum: Uitgeverij Thot, ISBN 90-6868-255-5, p. 228, cat. no. 583, with image in black and white, as Compositie XIII (Vrouw in atelier), 1918.
H.L.C. Jaffé (1983) Theo van Doesburg, [Amsterdam]: Meulenhoff/Landshoff, ISBN 90-290-8272-0, p. 57, as Compositie in zwart.
Polano, Sergio (1979) Theo van Doesburg. Scritti di arte e di architettura, Roma: Officina Edizione, cat. no. PITT 133, p. 529, as Composizione. Ritratto di Oud.
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Source/Photographer |
Els Hoek (ed., 2000) Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvrecatalogus, Bussum: Uitgeverij Thot, ISBN 9068682555, p. 228. |