Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931)
Stained-Glass Composition VIII
stained glass
34 x 80 cm.
Executed in 1918-19
Provenance
Acquired from former inhabitants of the Spangen housing project.
Literature
De Stijl, Volume IV, no. 5 (1921), p. 78, (titled 'Glas-in-lood compositie VII'). S. Polano, Theo van Doesburg. Scritti di arte e di architettura, Rome, 1979, pp. 540-41, no. arch 16, (titled 'Vetrata compositione VII'). E. Hoek (ed.), Theo van Doesburg. Oeuvre catalogus, Utrecht, 2000, no. 612.I, (illustrated).
In 1918-1919 Van Doesburg designed the stained glass windows above the doors of the Rotterdam Spangen housing project - blocks I and V designed by the architect J.J.P. Oud.