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Self-Portrait
Details
Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931)
Self-Portrait
signed and dated 'Theo v Doesburg 1911' (lower left)
oil on canvas
15 5/8 x 11¾ in. (39.8 x 29.6 cm.)
Painted in 1915
Self-Portrait
signed and dated 'Theo v Doesburg 1911' (lower left)
oil on canvas
15 5/8 x 11¾ in. (39.8 x 29.6 cm.)
Painted in 1915
Provenance
Nelly van Doesburg, Paris.
Mrs Dorothy Erskine, San Francisco, by whom acquired from the above in 1947-1948, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Mrs Dorothy Erskine, San Francisco, by whom acquired from the above in 1947-1948, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
N. van Doesburg, Portfolio [The artist's excercise books VDA no. 1706], no. 35, dated as '1911'.
S. Polano (ed.), Theo van Doesburg. Scritti di arte e di architettura, Rome, 1979, no. PITT 66, as 'Giovane 1911'.
S. Lemoine, Theo van Doesburg, Paris, 1990, pp. 54 - 79 (illustrated p. 58).
E. Hoek (ed.), Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvre Catalogue, Utrecht, 2000, no. 419 (illustrated p. 148).
S. Polano (ed.), Theo van Doesburg. Scritti di arte e di architettura, Rome, 1979, no. PITT 66, as 'Giovane 1911'.
S. Lemoine, Theo van Doesburg, Paris, 1990, pp. 54 - 79 (illustrated p. 58).
E. Hoek (ed.), Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvre Catalogue, Utrecht, 2000, no. 419 (illustrated p. 148).
Exhibited
Paris, Parc des Expositions de Paris - Porte de Versailles, Deuxième exposition: Rétrospective van Doesburg, January - February 1932 (titled 'Portrait').
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Theo van Doesburg, May 1936, no. 16.
New York, Art of this Century Gallery, Theo van Doesburg: Restrospective exhibition, April - May 1947, no. 6 (titled 'Portrait de l'artiste').
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Walt Kuhn, Lyonel Feininger and Theo van Doesburg, June - July 1947.
San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art, Theo van Doesburg, July - August 1947 (titled 'Portrait de l'artiste' and dated '1908').
Seattle, Henry Art Gallery, Theo van Doesburg, September 1947.
Chicago, The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Theo van Doesburg: Paintings, drawings, photographs and architectural drawings, October - November 1947, no. 3 (titled 'Portrait of the artist').
Cincinnati, Art Museum, Theo van Doesburg, November - December 1947.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Theo van Doesburg, May 1936, no. 16.
New York, Art of this Century Gallery, Theo van Doesburg: Restrospective exhibition, April - May 1947, no. 6 (titled 'Portrait de l'artiste').
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Walt Kuhn, Lyonel Feininger and Theo van Doesburg, June - July 1947.
San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art, Theo van Doesburg, July - August 1947 (titled 'Portrait de l'artiste' and dated '1908').
Seattle, Henry Art Gallery, Theo van Doesburg, September 1947.
Chicago, The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Theo van Doesburg: Paintings, drawings, photographs and architectural drawings, October - November 1947, no. 3 (titled 'Portrait of the artist').
Cincinnati, Art Museum, Theo van Doesburg, November - December 1947.
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