Landscape 1916

"Landscape" (1916) by Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg is a prime example of De Stijl, an art movement that emphasized geometric abstraction and primary colors. The painting, framed in an oval shape, presents a vibrant composition of bold, angular forms and planes in shades of green, blue, gray, and black. This iconic artwork exemplifies the minimalist aesthetic of De Stijl, which sought to create harmony and universal order through the reduction of visual elements. Van Doesburg's "Landscape" embodies a vision of art as a pure and objective language, divorced from traditional representational techniques and imbued with a sense of dynamism and geometric clarity.