1922: acquired by Thijs Rinsema (1877-1947) and Evert Rinsema (1880-1958), Drachten, from Theo van Doesburg, Leiden

1958 (?): inherited by Dirk Rinsema, Meppel, from Evert Rinsema, Drachten

1959: purchased by Nieuwenhuizen Segaar (art dealer), The Hague, from Dirk Rinsema, Meppel

1959: purchased by Harold Diamond, New York City, from Nieuwenhuizen Segaar, The Hague

La Section d'Or - Paris. Internationale tentoonstelling van werken van kubisten en neo kubisten (?), Haagsche Kunstkring, The Hague, 11 July 1920–1 August 1920, no catalogue.

La Section d'Or - Paris. Internationale tentoonstelling van werken van kubisten en neo kubisten (?), Korenbeurs, Arnhem, August 1920–September 1920, no catalogue.

Junge Niederländische Kunst (1. Ausländische Austauch-Ausstellung), Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, 4 December 1920–...., Leipzig, January 1921 (?), Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover, 1921, Hamburger Hansa Werkstätten, Hamburg, 1921, Düsseldorf, July 1921–August 1921, Cat.no. 11, p. 26, as Komposition 12.

Theo van Doesburg (?), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 2 May 1936–31 May 1936, cat. no.  46, p. 102, as Compositie 1918 Mr. Rinsema.

Theo van Doesburg, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 2 May 1936–31 May 1936, no catalogue.

Konstruktivisten, Kunsthalle, Basel, 16 January 1937–14 February 1937, Cat.no. 1 (?), p. 11, as composition, 1918.

De Stijl, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 6 July 1951–25 September 1951, cat. no.  no.

De Stijl, XXVI Biennale, Venice, 14 June 1952–9 October 1952, Cat.no. 28, p. 384, as Composizione, coll. Rinsema.

De Stijl 1917-1928, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 16 December 1952–15 February 1953, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 15 March 1953–19 April 1953, cat.list no. 3.

De Stijl, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome, 16 November 1960–9 January 1961.

De Stijl, Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, 31 May 1964–28 June 1964, cat. no.  5, as Komposition 17, 1919.

De Stijl, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, 7 March 1965–11 April 1965.

De Stijl, The Camden Arts Centre, London, 23 February 1968–24 March 1968, cat. no.  93, p. 26.

Theo van Doesburg, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 13 December 1968–26 January 1969, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, 17 February 1969–23 March 1969, cat. no.  A25, as Compositie XVII, 1919.

Theo van Doesburg 1883-1931/Konstruktive Kunst, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nuremberg, 18 April 1969–1 June 1969, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, 9 August 1969–7 September 1969, cat. no.  A21.

דה סטייל/De Stijl, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 29 March 1977–5 June 1977.

De Stijl, 1917-1931, Visions of Utopia, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 31 January 1982 - 28 March 1982, The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 20 April 1982–27 June 1982, cat. no.  19.

De Stijl, 1917-1931, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, 6 August 1982–4 October 1982, Cat.no. 29.

De Stijl csoport 1917-1931, Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Budapest, 3 October 1986–3 November 1986, Cat.no. 6.

Monogram and date verso:

AnonymousUnknown author, RKDimages, Art-work number 215556, as Composition XVII, 1919, december, tempera and oil on canvas, 50 × 50.5 cm (19.6 × 19.8 in)

Portfolio, no. 136, as ‘Comp. XVII (1918/19 / (Coll. Rinsema)’, ‘(belongs to Mr. Rinsema Leeuwarden Drachten Friesland / (The Netherlands))’, ‘verkocht aan: Mr. Harold Diamons, New York / Gemeentemus. d. Haag’.

Lijst 1, presumably as Compositie XX... 1919 (harmonische compositie), Th. Rinsema.

De Stijl, vol. 4, no. 9 (September 1920), with image on p. 129, as Kompositie 17 (1919).

Els Hoek (ed.; 2000) Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvrecatalogus, Bussum: Uitgeverij Thot, ISBN 90-6868-255-5, p. 260-261, cat. no.  641, with color image, as Compositie XVII, December 1919, tempera and oil on canvas, 50 × 50.5 cm (19.6 × 19.8 in).