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Theo van Doesburg

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Theo van Doesburg

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Artist: Theo van Doesburg
Date: 1917, dated 1915
Movement: Expressionism · De Stijl
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 16 1/2" (59.8 x 41.9 cm) (irreg)
Location: The Museum of Modern Art

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Standing Figure with Extinguished Torches

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Christ in Gethsemane

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Theo van Doesburg, Composition, 1917, dated 1915, Charcoal on paper, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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Composition

More works by Theo van Doesburg

Study for Composition VIII (The Cow) (recto); Untitled (verso)

Study for Composition (The Cow)

Design for a stained-glass window for Christian ULO School, Rehobôth te Drachten

Works in the same movement

The Hornblower (Der Hornbläser)

The Miser (Der Geizige)

Standing Figure with Extinguished Torches

Christ in Gethsemane

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