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Counter-Composition V

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Oil on canvas by Theo van Doesburg (1924). One of the Counter-Compositions that introduced the 45° diagonal into De Stijl's strictly horizontal-vertical vocabulary — a formal challenge to Mondrian that split the movement. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

Scholarly Significance

Van Doesburg's diagonal-axis challenge to Mondrian; the De Stijl internal schism artwork.

Notes

·The Counter-Compositions introduced the diagonal axis, which Mondrian had explicitly banned from De Stijl.
·Van Doesburg argued: 'the diagonal counter-composition introduces time into space' — a dynamism Mondrian rejected.
·The split between the two artists c.1924 ended their collaboration and effectively fragmented the De Stijl movement.
·The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, holds the most significant Van Doesburg collection.
·The 100 × 100 cm square canvas is significant: when the painting is tilted 45° it becomes Mondrian-compatible.