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de Stijl

or De Stijl

[ duh stahyl ]

noun

  1. a school of art that was founded in the Netherlands in 1917, embraced painting, sculpture, architecture, furniture, and the decorative arts, and was marked especially by the use of black and white with the primary colors, rectangular forms, and asymmetry.


De Stijl

/ də staɪl /

noun

  1. a group of artists and architects in the Netherlands in the 1920s, including Mondrian and van Doesburg, devoted to neoplasticism and then dada
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Word History and Origins

Origin of de Stijl1

1930–35; < Dutch: literally, the style, the name of a magazine published by participants in the movement
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Word History and Origins

Origin of de Stijl1

Dutch, literally: the style, title of this group's own magazine
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Example Sentences

The painting epitomizes the primary colors and geometric rigidity of the de Stijl movement that Mondrian helped define.

The painting epitomizes the primary colors and geometric rigidity of the de Stijl movement that Mondrian helped define.

The painting epitomizes the primary colors and geometric rigidity of the de Stijl movement that Mondrian helped define.

The painting epitomizes the primary colors and geometric rigidity of the de Stijl movement that Mondrian helped define.

The painting epitomizes the primary colors and geometric rigidity of the de Stijl movement that Mondrian helped define.

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