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de Stijl

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de Stijl  (d stl, stl)
n.
A school of art originating in the Netherlands in 1917 and characterized by the use of rectangular shapes and primary colors.
[Dutch : de, the + stijl, style.]
De Stijl [də staɪl]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Movements) a group of artists and architects in the Netherlands in the 1920s, including Mondrian and van Doesburg, devoted to neoplasticism and then dada
[Dutch, literally: the style, title of this group's own magazine]
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As De Stijl became more famous, Gerrit Rietveld moved from being a local craftsman to a renowned architect who was recognised in the ultra-modern architectural spheres all over Europe.
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Their self-titled debut was released in 1999 with the cult classic De Stijl out the following year.
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