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de Stijl
or De Stijl
[ duh stahyl ]
noun
- 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
- 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
Ook de stijl van de auteur in het gebruik van aanhalingstekens is niet gewijzigd.
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