De Stijl
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Summary
De Stijl is an art group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of art group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,700 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: abstract art[3], product design[4]
- Influenced by: cubism[5], M. H. J. Schoenmaekers[6], Hendrik Petrus Berlage[7], Frank Lloyd Wright[8], Kazimir Malevich[9], Constructivism[10], Dada[11]
- Country: Netherlands[12]
- Instance of: art movement[13], architectural style[14]
- Founder: Theo van Doesburg[15], Piet Mondrian[16]
- Headquarters location: Leiden[17]
- Part of: neoplasticism[18]
- Commons category: De Stijl[19]
- Inception: 1917[20]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1932[21]
- Start time: October 1917[22]
- End time: January 1932[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:De Stijl[24]
- Commons gallery: De Stijl[25]
- Described by source: Canon of Dutch History[26], Designers in Nederland. Een eeuw productvormgeving[27]
- Different from: De Stijl[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project[29], NADD creators[30]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for De Stijl include it[31].
Why It Matters
De Stijl has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
It has been cited as an influence by Bauhaus[34], an architectural style[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1919[37]; Ludwig Mies van der Rohe[38], an architect[39], 1886–1969[40], of Germany[41], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[42], specialised in architecture[43]; International Style[44], an architectural style[45]; Kurt Schwitters[46], a painter[47], 1887–1948[48], of Germany[49], specialised in painting[50]; New Objectivity[51], an architectural style[52], founded in 1920[53]; and Ilya Bolotowsky[54], a painter[55], 1907–1981[56], of United States[57], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[58], specialised in painting[59].
Entities named for it include it[31].
FAQs
Who did De Stijl influence?
De Stijl has been cited as an influence by Bauhaus[34], Ludwig Mies van der Rohe[38], International Style[44], and Kurt Schwitters[46].