Het oorzakelijke lichaam van den adept

Details

Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931)
Het oorzakelijke lichaam van den adept
oil on canvas
32 x 32 cm.
Painted circa 1915

Provenance

G. Marré, Hilversum, 1961.
Kunsthandel G.J. Scherpel, Bussum, 1974.
Kunsthandel Leendert van Lier, Blaricum.
Acquired from the above by Kunsthandel Jan Juffermans, 1975.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 23 April 1979, lot 516.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, London, 12 June 1980, lot 90.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

Jan Juffermans, Met stille trom, Utrecht 1976, (illustrated p. 14). E. Hoek (ed.), Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvre catalogus, Utrecht 2000, no. 446 (illustrated p. 155).

Exhibited

Amsterdam, Nieuwe Beelding, Utrecht, 11 March - 13 April 1975, no. 19.
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum The Hague, Kunstenaren der idee: symbolistische tendenzen in Nederland, ca. 1880-1930, 16 September - 26 November 1978, no. 104.

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Lot Essay

Like Kandisky, Mondriaan and many other artists at the time, Theo van Doesburg had an interest in Theosophy during 1912-1915. The spiritual ideas of the theosophers have led many artists to abstraction. It was one of the core doctrines on which De Stijl movement has been founded.

The present lot is based on an illustration from the book De zichtbare en onzichtbare mens (Amsterdam, 1920) by the theosophist C.W. Leadbeater.

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