Theo van Doesburg

Theo van Doesburg's Death

Born (Birthday) August 30, 1883

Death Date April 7, 1931

Age of Death 47 years

Cause of Death Heart Attack

Place of Death Davos, Switzerland

Profession Entrepreneur

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Biography - A Short Wiki

Dutch artist who was the founder and leader of the De Stijl art movement. He founded the De Stijl magazine in 1917 with J.J.P. Oud, Bart van der Leck, Vilmos Huszar, and Anthony Kok.

He spent his teenage years studying paintings by Wassily Kandinsky.

He briefly taught at the Bauhaus School, where his artistic aesthetic was well-received.

How did Theo van Doesburg die?

At the end of February 1931 he was forced to move to Davos in Switzerland because of his declining health. Van Doesburg did not recuperate: on 7 March 1931, he died of a heart attack.