Theo van Doesburg

Theo van Doesburg and De Stijl

Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) founded the De Stijl movement alongside Piet Mondrian, then spent his career pushing geometric abstraction beyond painting into architecture, typography, and interior design. Where Mondrian insisted on strict verticals and horizontals, Van Doesburg introduced diagonal elements in his Counter-Compositions — a move that caused a famous split between the two artists but produced some of the most dynamic geometric works of the early 20th century.

His influence extended across Europe through writing, teaching, and collaborations with architects and designers. Works like his Composition series and the Bauhausbucher publications remain touchstones of abstract art and early modernist graphic design.

Printing De Stijl Geometric Art

Van Doesburg's compositions rely on precise colour fields and sharp geometric edges — any softness or misalignment undermines the work. We print on 225g matte fine art paper using archival pigment inks, which delivers the flat, saturated colour planes and clean lines these works demand. For a different quality, 400g cotton canvas introduces a subtle surface texture that adds physical presence to the geometry. All prints are produced in our Berlin studio.

Paper sizes: A3, 50x70cm, 70x100cm, A0. Canvas prints: 30x40cm, 50x70cm, 70x100cm. Frames available in oak, black, and walnut brown. Canvas prints can be ordered with a floating frame for a gallery-style shadow gap.

Related Collections

For more geometric and modernist work, explore our abstract prints or Bauhaus collections. Van Doesburg's influence on graphic design also connects to our graphic prints selection.