
THE MODERN AGE 1900–1950II
ART AND TECHNOLOGY: A NEW UNITY 1901–19282
THEO VAN DOESBURG AND
CAFÉ L’AUBETTE
CAFÉ L’AUBETTE INTERIOR
Strasbourg, France
Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931), Designer
Utrecht, Netherlands
1926
Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931) is best known
as one of the founders and leaders of the de
Stijl art movement. Born Christian Emil Marie
Küpper in Utrecht, Netherlands, in 1883, he was
a self-educated Dutch artist and architect, prac-
ticing painting, writing, poetry, and architecture.
In the early 1910s, he became increasingly
influenced by the work of architects, artists, and
designers such as J. J. P. Oud (1890–1963; see
page 74), Gerrit ...