Harvard Art Museums > 1987.87: Construction of Colors Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Construction of Colors (Theo van Doesburg) , 1987.87,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 07, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/221395. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1987.87 People Theo van Doesburg, Dutch (Utrecht, Netherlands 1883 - 1931 Davos, Switzerland) Title Construction of Colors Other Titles Original Language Title: Construction des couleurs Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1923 Culture Dutch Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/221395 Physical Descriptions Medium gouache and graphite over print on paper, wrapped around wooden stretcher Dimensions 57 x 57 cm (22 7/16 x 22 7/16 in.) 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 1987.87 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Peter Nisbet and Emilie Norris, Busch-Reisinger Museum: History and Holdings, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1991), p. 72, ill. Peter Nisbet and Joseph Koerner, The Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, ed. Peter Nisbet, Harvard University Art Museums and Scala Publishers Ltd. (Cambridge, MA and London, England, 2007), p. 132 Exhibition History Theo van Doesburg Painter Poet Architect, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, 03/12/2000 - 06/18/2000 HAA 10 Survey Course: The Western Tradition, Art Since the Renaissance, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/09/2008 - 03/02/2008 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu