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Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931)
Lot 15 VARIOUS PROPERTIES

Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931)

Het oorzakelijke lichaam van den adept

Closed16 December 2014

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

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.

Specialist note

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.