Contra-Construction Project (Axonometric)
1923 · Gouache on lithograph
22 1/2 x 22 1/2" (57.2 x 57.2 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Cornelis van Eesteren
Artist
DrawingCubismDe StijlAbstract Art
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None documented
6
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1
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3
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1
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- • Cubism
- • De Stijl
- • Abstract Art
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Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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De Stijl
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1952–1953
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Three Modern Styles
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1950
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Modern Art in Your Life
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
About
Why this artist matters now
Cornelis van Eesteren was a Dutch architect and urban planner who pioneered modernist approaches to city design and public space in the early twentieth century. Working primarily in the Netherlands, he developed theoretical frameworks for rational urban organization that influenced postwar European planning practice. His designs emphasized functional clarity, geometric precision, and the integration of residential, commercial, and recreational zones at a systematic scale. Van Eesteren's legacy rests on both his built projects and his contribution to modernist planning doctrine.
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New York, US
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