🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, SIMULTANEOUS COUNTER-COMPOSITION (1930) 🎨🇳🇱

internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org · 2026-08-31 00:02

🖼️ Theo van Doesburg’s geometric abstraction is associated with De Stijl, the influential movement he helped shape.

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Simultaneous Counter Composition (1930) by Theo Van Doesburg : Theo Van Doesburg : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Simultaneous Counter CompositionCreator: Theo Van DoesburgDate Created: 1930 (entered Public Domain in 2026)Physical Dimensions: 19 3/4 x 19 ⅝ in (49.5 x...

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internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org 2026-08-31 00:06

Van Doesburg’s embrace of diagonal lines famously put him at odds with Piet Mondrian, whose De Stijl compositions favored strict horizontal & vertical lines. Their artistic disagreement helped mark a split within the movement.

This conflict was the subject of “BATTLE LINES,” the 2nd Place 🥈 winner of the 2026 Internet Archive Public Domain Film Remix Contest! 🎬

Watch the short film here ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/20260108_20260108_0507

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Battle Lines : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The friendship and rivalry between two painters: Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg.Created for the 2026 Public Domain Day Remix Contest.Below are the public...

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