Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
De Stijl en Leiden / ‘De Stijl’ and Leiden
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 2022
1. De Stijl en Leiden / ‘De Stijl’ and Leiden Marker
Theo van Doesburg, de grondlegger van De Stijl, had van 1917 tot 1920 zijn atelier op het adres Kort Galgewater 3. In 1917 verscheen op zijn initiatief het eerste nummer van het tijdschrift De Stijl. De van oorsprong Hongaarse kunstenaar Vilmos Huszár behoorde eveneens tot de oprichters. Hij ontwierp het vignet voor de omslag van het tijdschrift, zoals dat hier uitvergroot te zien is.
Het project 'De Stijl en Leiden' is gerealiseerd met steun van Gebr. Schouls BV, en de Gemeente Leiden
Initiatiefnemers: Jan Willem Bruins, Caroline Griep, Piet van Veen, Ben Walenkamp.
Theo van Doesburg, the founder of De Stijl, had his studio here at Kort Galgewater 3 from 1917 to 1920. In 1917, it was on his initiative that the first issue of the magazine De Stijl was published. The Hungarian-born artist Vilmos Huszárwas also one of the founders. He designed the vignette for the cover of the magazine, as seen enlarged here.
The project 'De Stijl and Leiden' was realized with the support of Gebr. Schouls BV, and the Municipality of Leiden.
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Initiators: Jan Willem Bruins, Caroline Griep, Piet van Veen, Ben Walenkamp.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 52° 9.701′ N, 4° 29.077′ E. Marker is in Leiden, Zuid-Holland (South Holland). Marker is on Kort Galgewater, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kort Galgewater 3, Leiden, Zuid-Holland 2311 GC, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Oost-Indiëstrijders Monument / Dutch East Indies War Memorial (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Molen De Put / Put’s Mill (about 180 meters away); De Stad Groeit / The City Grows (about 180 meters away); Park de Put (about 180 meters away); Volkenkunde / Ethnology (about 210 meters away); Sint Stevenshofje of Convent van Tetterode / St. Stevens Almshouse of the Conveyance of Tetterode (about 210 meters away); Caspar Jacob Christiaan Reuvens (about 240 meters away); Adriaan Alexander Gerbrands - Visuele Etnografie / Visual Ethnography (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leiden.
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Also see . . .
1. De Stijl (Wikipedia).
Overview: De Stijl(Submitted on February 22, 2023.)(Dutch for "The Style", also known as Neoplasticism, was a Dutch art movement founded in 1917 in Leiden. De Stijl consisted of artists and architects. In a more narrow sense, the term De Stijl is used to refer to a body of work from 1917 to 1931 founded in the Netherlands. Proponents of De Stijl advocated pure abstraction and universality by a reduction to the essentials of form and colour; they simplified visual compositions to vertical and horizontal, using only black, white and primary colors.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 20222. De Stijl en Leiden / ‘De Stijl’ and Leiden Marker - wide view
2. Theo van Doesburg (Wikipedia).
Overview: Theo van Doesburg (30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch artist, who practiced painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl. He was married to artist, pianist and choreographer Nelly van Doesburg.(Submitted on February 22, 2023.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 2022
3. ‘De Stijl’ decorative paving
On the street in front of the building is decorative paving done in the style of ‘De Stijl’, with the words at the top reading ‘De Stijl’, which means “The Style”.
Via Wikimedia Commons, 1920
4. De Stijl Cover (vol. 3, no. 11, September 1920, cropped)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 22, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
