Thursday, October 31, 2019

Kunstmuseum Den Haag

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The Art Museum in Den Haag is one the last buildings designed by Berlage and was constructed 1931-1935.   H. P. Berlage is considered t...

De Stijl Intro

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De Stijl is the name used for an approach to art and architecture based in the Netherlands in the 1920's.  It is both recognizable and a...
Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Papaverhof Housing, The Hague,

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It is difficult to say what is De Stijl architecture and what is not.  Its influence is both everywhere in The Netherlands and also there ar...
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Piet Mondrian 1872 - 1944

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The Gemeente Museum in Den Haag has a large collection of De Stijl and Piet Mondrian. While the late geometric paintings of Mondrian are re...

Mondrian and De Stijl

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Den Haagse Gemeente Museum:  Piet Mondriaan 1872 Amersfoort - New York 1944 "Mondrian embraced on his quest for a truly abstract for...

Mondrian at Domburg

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Den Haagse Gemeente Museum: Piet Mondriaan 1872 Amersfoort - New York 1944 "From 1908, Mondrian would regularly spend the summer in...
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Rietveld

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Gerrit Rietveld is the most prolific architect associated with De Stijl movement and beyond. Below is the description of Gerrit Rietvel...

Rietveld Schroeder House in Utrecht, 1924

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  De  Stijl in the Netherlands: "Inside, one can see that Rietveld besides being an architect was a furniture designer....

Rietveld Schroeder House, Part Two

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These photos show the careful attention to internal design and furnishing.  It is difficult to imagine how revolutionary this was in 19...

Robert Schumannstraat Housing in Utrecht

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  'This modest block of four dwellings was built in 1931-32 designed by Gerrit Rietveld, who was working at that time on a prototype...