Theo van Doesburg by then already gained some attention with his paintings. Van Doesburg saw in these paintings his ideal in painting: a complete abstraction of reality. Soon after the exposition Van Doesburg got in contact with Mondrian, and together with related artists Bart van der Leck, , Vilmos Huszár and Jacobus Oud they founded the magazine "De Stijl" in 1917. Although De Stijl was made up of many members, Van Doesburg was the "ambassador" of the movement, promoting it across Europe. He moved to Weimar in 1922, deciding to make an impression on the Bauhaus principal, Walter Gropius, in order to spread
Piet van Stuivenberg Piet van Stuivenberg Pieter Antonie (Piet or Pieter) van Stuivenberg (January 10, 1901 - December 16, 1988) was a Dutch artist, who was active as sculptor, painter, lithgrapher, and graphic artist. Born in Schiedam, Van Stuivenberg received his art education at the Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Sciences now Willem de Kooning Academy) in Rotterdam. From 1921 to 1927 he attended the evening art classes in sculpting. Van Stuivenberg started his sculptor career as stonemason, and was first influenced by the expressionism and later abstract working with geometric shapes and tighter. In Rotterdam he jointed the art society R33,