Construction of Space-Time IV | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1987.88
People: Theo van Doesburg, Dutch (Utrecht, Netherlands 1883 - 1931 Davos, Switzerland)
Title: Construction of Space-Time IV
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Construction de l'espace-temps 4
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1923
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/221350

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink, red gouache, and graphite on trace paper

Dimensions

40.7 x 22.3 cm (16 x 8 3/4 in.)
mount: 48.2 x 35.2 cm (19 x 13 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: in graphite at l.l.: Théo van Doesburg 1923 Paris
inscription: on backing paper, l.l. margin, graphite, in artist's hand: Théo van Doesburg 1923 Paris
inscription: backing paper, l.r., graphite and black ink, French, in artist's hand: Construction de l'espace-temps 4

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Nelly van Doesburg, sold; to Fredric Wertham, 1947 or 1949, gift of his wife Hesketh; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1987.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Fredric Wertham Collection, Gift of his wife Hesketh
Accession Year: 1987
Object Number: 1987.88
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
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Exhibition History

Theo van Doesburg Painter Poet Architect, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, 03/12/2000 - 06/18/2000

Verification Level

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