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Biography
The self-taught German painter César Domela began his career in 1920, by producing landscapes and still lifes which are related, in their abstraction, to synthetic Cubism. On travelling to Germany, he met Constructivist artists and became a friend of Arthur Segal and others. He exhibited with the Novembergruppe in 1923 in Berlin and, in 1924, moved to Paris where he met Mondrian and Van Doesburg, joining the De Stijl group. In Amsterdam, he exhibited with well-known abstract artists and, in 1927, settled in Berlin. He was a member of Die Abstrakten Hannover and contributed to various vanguard magazines. In 1931, he organised the first major Photomontage exhibition at the Staatliche Kunstbibliothek and, in 1933, he returned to Paris, joining the Abstraction-Création group. He was one of the founders of the Salon des Realités Nouvelles where he held exhibitions up until 1968 and spread his ideas on art through various magazines and lectures. It could well be said that Domela influenced, in large measure, the work of many of his contemporary artists and of subsequent generations.
Exhibitions
Art of Tomorow. Solomon R. Guggenheim Collection of Non-Objective Paintings The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art, USA 01-06-1939 ~ 12-06-1939
César Domela Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France 04-03-1987 ~ 10-05-1987
Domela, 65 Ans d'Abstraction Musée de Grenoble, France 04-06-1987 ~ 02-09-1987
César Domela. Peintures et Reliefs après 1923 Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), The Netherlands 31-10-1987 ~ 13-12-1987
Maîtres Impressionnistes et Modernes Galerie Daniel Malingue, France 10-11-1988 ~ 24-12-1988
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999 Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal 27-01-2000 ~ 27-08-2000
Nova Apresentação da Colecção Berardo Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 08-11-1999 ~ 01-03-2000
Durante o Fim - Rui Chafes Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 15-10-2000 ~ 14-01-2001
Bibliography
Catalogue raisoné de l'oeuvre en relief de César Domela, 1978 Published by Carmen Martinez
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999, 2000 Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém ISBN 972817652X
Domela, 65 ans d'abstraction, 1987 Published by Musée de Grenoble
Fifth catalogue of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1939 Published by Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Les Années folles, 1918-1939. Le Triomphe de l'Art Moderne, 1992 Published by ACR Edition
Maîtres Impressionnistes et Modernes, 1988 Published by Galerie Daniel Malingue
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