Georges Vantongerloo - Artist Info

About Georges Vantongerloo

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Georges Van Tongerloo
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    Georges Vantongerloo 1886 -1965

    Belgian sculptor, painter, architect, and writer on art, active mainly in France, one of the pioneers of a mathematical approach to abstract art. In 1917 he joined the De Stijl* group and turned from the conventionally naturalistic style he had previously practiced to abstract sculptures in which he applied the principles of Neo-Plasticism* to three dimensions (Interrelation of Volu...

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