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(Archive inventory no. 1286) thethe beginningbeginning withwith thethe creationcreation ofof hishis archivearchive inin mindmind.. ThiThiss archivearchive reflectsreflects thethe richnesrichnesss ooff contactcontactss ofof someonesomeone whowho waswas workingworking atat thethe midpointmidpoint ofof thethe manymany artisticartistic renewalsrenewals whichwhich tooktook placeplace inin thethe periodperiod fromfrom 19141914 toto 1931:1931: thethe finalfinal phasephase ofof cubism,cubism, futurism,futurism, DeDe StijiStijl oror neoplasticism,neoplasticism, Dadaism,Dadaism, andand thethe up-and-cominup-and-comingg surrealismsurrealism,, constructivisconstructivismm anandd alalll otherother contemporarycontemporary formsforms ofof abstractabstract artart asas welwelll aass neneww developmentdevelopmentss inin thethe fieldfield ooff architecture.architecture. AlthougAlthoughh ththee archivarchivee hashas sufferedsuffered fromfrom VaVann Doesburg'Doesburg'ss frequentfrequent househouse moves,moves, itit hashas hahadd a permanentpermanent homehome sincesince 19301930 inin thethe carcaree ooff thethe artist'sartist's widowwidow NellyNelly (1899-1975(1899-1975)) iinn ththee househouse VanVan DoesburgDoesburg designedesignedd himselhimselff atat MeudonMeudon nearnear Paris.Paris. AfteAfterr NellNellyy vavann Doesburg'Doesburg'ss death,death, thethe archivarchivee wawass presentepresentedd ttoo ththee DutcDutchh StateState bbyy heherr niece,niece, WiesWies vanvan Moorsel,Moorsel, andand placeplacedd undeunderr ththee curatorshicuratorshipp ofof thethe RijksdiensRijksdienstt BeeldendBeeldendee KunsKunstt (Netherland(Netherlandss OfficeOffice forfor FineFine Arts)Arts) inin ThThee Hague.Hague. ThThee archivearchive isis ververyy extensiveextensive,, bubutt containcontainss thethe followingfollowing mainmain items:items: correspondenccorrespondencee withwith artistsartists anandd magazinmagazinee editorseditors (such(such asas Archipenko,Archipenko, f)t') ContenContentt ofof ththee archivearchive

Theo vavann Doesburg's diaries CorrespondenceCorrespondence WitWithh individuaindividuall personspersons,, institutions,institutions, andand editorseditors ofof journalsjournals.. VaVann DoesburDoesburgg ththee speakespeakerr LectureLecturess andand correspondenccorrespondencee pertaininpertainingg ttoo lecturelecturess givegivenn bbyy TheTheoo vavann Doesburg.Doesburg. VaVann DoesburDoesburgg ththee publicispublicistt ManuscriptsManuscripts,, typescriptstypescripts,, proofproofss anandd publishepublishedd versionversionss ooff articlearticless oonn arartt anandd architecturearchitecture andand ofof literaryliterary works.works. VanVan DoesburDoesburgg aass ththee editoeditorr of/contributoof/contributorr toto variouvariouss journaljournalss 'De'De StLjl',Stijl', 'Mécano''Mécano',, 'Het'Het Getij'Getij' andand asas aa membermember ofof variousvarious artists'artists' societiessocieties VanVan DoesburDoesburgg anandd 'D'Dee StijlStiji'' aass ththee subjecsubjectt ooff publicationpublicationss anandd tributetributess Manuscripts,Manuscripts, typescripts,typescripts, articles.articles. ExhibitionsExhibitions Press-cuttingPress-cutting albumsalbums SpeciaSpeciall themesthemes I/ projectsprojects ManuscriptManuscriptss byby otherotherss MiscellaneouMiscellaneouss personapersonall documentdocumentss pertaininpertainingg ttoo botbothh TheTheoo anandd NellyNelly vavann TheTheoo vavann Doesburg'Doesburg'ss manuscriptmanuscript WerdegangWerdegang derder neue Malerei. (Archive(Archive inventoryinventory no.no. 396)396) DoesburgDoesburg BirthBirth andand baptism;baptism; MilitaryMilitary service;service; MarriagMarriagee anandd divorcedivorce;; DeathDeath;; CurriculaCurricula vitaevitae anandd oeuvroeuvree cataloguecatalogue;; Varia;Varia; ManagemenManagementt ooff ththee archive,archive, librarylibrary andand artart collection;collection; TranslationTranslation project;project; MiscellaneousMiscellaneous subjects.subjects. MiscellaneouMiscellaneouss personapersonall documentdocumentss pertaininpertainingg exclusivelyexclusively ttoo NellNellyy vavann DoesburDoesburgg PrintedPrinted guideguide PhotographsPhotographs PhotographsPhotographs ofof TheoTheo andand NellyNelly vanvan Doesburg,Doesburg, friends,friends, andand fellow-artists.fellow-artists. ThThee detailedetailedd printeprintedd guideguide listinglisting 23792379 PhotographsPhotographs andand otherother illustrationsillustrations ofof workwork byby VanVan Doesburg.Doesburg. itemitemss hahass beebeenn preparepreparedd byby BouweBouwe illustrationsIllustrations ofof workwork byby fellow-artists.fellow-artists. HijmHijmaa bbyy ordeorderr ooff thethe RijksdienstRijksdienst DesignsDesigns byby TheoTheo vanvan DoesburgDoesburg forfor presentationspresentations arrangedarranged byby himself.himself. BeeldendBeeldendee KunstKunst (Netherlands(Netherlands OfficeOffice OtheOtherr photographs.photographs. foforr FinFinee ArtsArts)) inin ThThee Hague.Hague. FiledFiled archivesarchives ThThee iteitemm numbernumberss iinn ththee guideguide refereferr toto DocumentationDocumentation ththee numbernumberss filmefilmedd belobeloww thethe itemsitems oonn Architecture;Architecture; FineFine art;art; Dada;Dada; DecorativeDecorative art;art; Literature;Literature; Music;Music; TheThe RussianRussian ththee microfichesmicrofiches.. ThThee microfichemicrofiche revolution;revolution; MiscellaneousMiscellaneous themes.themes. numbernumberss oonn whicwhichh ththee variousvarious itemsitems havhavee beebeenn filmefilmedd araree alsalsoo mentionedmentioned iinn ththee guideguide.. AnAn extensiveextensive alphabeticalalphabetical indexindex facilitatefacilitatess ththee useuse ofof thethe guide.guide. TheThe guideguide comescornes frefreee witwithh thethe microfiches.microfiches.

Cover illustration:illustration: PhotoPhoto portraitportrait ofof TheTheoo vanvan DoesburgDoesburg byby LuciaLucia MoholyMoholy Nagy,Nagy, (1922?).(1922?). (Archive(Archive inventoryinventory chapterchapter 113A 3A))

PhotoPhoto ofof TheoTheo andand NellyNelly vanvan DoesburgDoesburg withwith a.o.a.o. WernerWerner GraffGräff,, RaoulRaoul Hausmann,Hausmann, HansHans RichterRichter andand ElEl Lissitzky.Lissitzky. (Archive(Archive inventoryinventory chapterchapter 13B)13B) PricPricee andand otheotherr informationinformation

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