“Study for Counter Composition XIV,” created in 1931 by Theo van Doesburg in Germany, is a work rendered in gouache and pencil on paper. This artwork, part of the Neoplasticism movement, is categorized under the genre of sketch and study. It currently resides in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.
The artwork features a methodical and geometric arrangement, with the composition divided into a grid of squares. The areas within the grid are filled with a limited palette of primary colors—red, yellow, and blue—alongside black and white. Contrasting angles and bold lines intersect, creating dynamic tensions and balance within the structure. The annotations and gridlines indicate it is a preparatory sketch, suggesting precision and planning inherent in the Neoplasticism art movement, where emphasis is placed on the abstraction of form and purity of color.
