File:Variation on Composition XIII by Theo van Doesburg.jpg
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Theo van Doesburg: Variation on Composition XIII
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| Title |
Variation on Composition XIII  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Genre |
abstract art |
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| Description |
Variation on File:Theo van Doesburg Composition XIII.jpg. |
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| Date | Presumably October 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on panel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 30 cm (11.8 in); width: 30 cm (11.8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
1967.1110 |
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| Place of creation | Leiden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
1931: inherited by Nelly van Doesburg (1899-1975), Meudon, from Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931), Meudon 1947: acquired by Mary Elizabeth Johnston (1890-1967), Glendale, from Nelly van Doesburg, Meudon |
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| Exhibition history |
‘1940’, Deuxième exposition, Rétrospective Van Doesburg, Parc des expositions de la porte de Versailles, Paris, 15 January 1932–1 February 1932, cat. no. 38, p. 5, as Composition-variation, 1918. Theo van Doesburg (?), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 2 May 1936–31 May 1936, cat. no. 44, p. 102, as Stilleven, 1918. Theo van Doesburg, Retrospective exhibition, Art of this Century Gallery, New York City, 29 April 1947–31 May 1947, cat. no. 23, as Composition Variation, 1918. Walt Kuhn, Lyonel Feininger and Theo van Doesburg (?), June 1947–15 July 1947, County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, no catalogue. Theo van Doesburg, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, 29 July 1947–24 August 1947, no catalogue. Theo van Doesburg, Paintings, drawings, photographs and architectural drawings, The Renaissance Society of the University of Chicago, Chicago, 15 October 1947–8 November 1947, cat. no. 23, as Composition Variation, 1916. Theo van Doesburg, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 20 November 1947–12 December 1947, no catalogue. Painters of De Stijl. Debut of abstract art in Holland, 1917-21, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York City, 17 May 1951–2 June 1951, Cat.no. 11, as Composition. Variation, 1918. The Mary E. Johnston Collection. An Exhibition Held at the Contemporary Arts Center in the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 20 April 1956–12 May 1956, cat. no. 8, as Abstraction. The Mary E. Johnston Collection, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, 4 November 1956–22 November 1956, cat. no. 12, as Abstraction. The Modern Art Society. The Center's early years 1939-1954. An exhibition in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 13 October 1979–25 November 1979, ISBN 0917562100, without cat. no. , p. 80, as Composition Variation. Abstraction. Towards a new art. Painting 1910-20, Tate Gallery, London, 6 February 1980–13 April 1980, cat. no. 110, p. 52 on p. 53, as Composition XIII (Variation). 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. 17, as Composition Variation. |
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| References |
Anonymous, RKDimages, Art-work number 215379, as Variation on Composition XIII, presumably October 1918 Els Hoek (ed.; 2000) Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvrecatalogus, Bussum: Uitgeverij Thot, ISBN 90-6868-255-5, p. 237, cat. no. 599, with color image, on p. 237, as Variatie op Compositie XIII, October 1918, presumably. |
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| Source/Photographer | Hoek, Els (red.; 2000) Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvrecatalogus, Bussum: Uitgeverij Thot, ISBN 90-6868-255-5, p. 237. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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