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De Stijl
De Stijl, "the style" was the most cerebral and idealistic of the abstract movements founded in 1917 by the Dutch painters Mondrian and von Doesburg and the architect J.J. Pieter Oud. Mondrian wrote that "to create pure reality, it is necessary to reduce natural forms to constant elements of form and natural color to primary color. The aim is not to create other forms and colors, but to work towards abolishing them in the interest of a larger unity." High-minded ideals of absolute purity, harmony and sobriety inspired all the De Stijl artists.