1927: acquired by François Arp from Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931), Category:Clamart (?)

1927: acquired by Dr. Roth, Strasbourg (?)

Unknown date: acquired by Nelly van Doesburg (1899-1975), Meudon

Salon des Réalistes Nouvelles, Renaissance plastique. 1re exposition (2me série). Oeuvres des artistes étrangers, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 30 June 1939–15 July 1939.

Masters of abstract art. An exhibition for the benefit of the American Red Cross, Helena Rubinstein's New Art Center, New York City, 1 April 1942–15 May 1942, cat. no.  15, as 1928.

Theo van Doesburg, Retrospective exhibition, Art of this Century Gallery, New York City, 29 April 1947–31 May 1947, cat. no.  29.

La Collezione Peggy Guggenheim, XXIV Biennale, Venice, June 1948, cat. no.  31, as 1928.

La Collezione Guggenheim, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 19 February 1949–10 March 1949, Palazzo Reale, Milan, June 1949, cat. no.  31, as 1928.

Surréalisme + abstraction. Choix de la collection Peggy Guggenheim/Surrealisme + abstractie. Keuze uit de verzameling Peggy Guggenheim, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 19 January 1951–26 February 1951, Palais der beaux-arts, City of Brussels, ?–?, cat. no.  39.

Moderne Kunst aus der Sammlung Peggy Guggenheim, Kunsthaus, Zurich, April 1951–May 1951, cat. no.  35.

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Tate Gallery, London, 31 December 1964–7 March 1965, cat. no.  34.

Peggy Guggenheims samling från Venedig, Moderna museet, Stockholm, 26 November 1966–8 January 1967, cat. no.  35, p. 24.

Theo van Doesburg, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 13 December 1968–26 January 1969, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, 17 February 1969–23 March 1969, cat. no.  A35.

Theo van Doesburg 1883-1931/Konstruktive Kunst, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nuremberg, 18 April 1969–1 June 1969, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, 9 August 1969–7 September 1969, cat. no.  A30.

Art du XXe siècle. Fondation Peggy Guggenheim, Venise, Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris, 30 November 1974–3 March 1975, cat. no.  31.

La collezione Peggy Guggenheim, Venezia. Arte del XX secolo, Galleria d'arte moderna, Turin, 3 December 1975–29 February 1976, cat. no.  41.

60 works. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, The Salomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, 18 November 1982–13 March 1983, cat. no.  19, p. 25, with color image.

Mondrian e De Stijl. L'ideale moderno, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, 19 May 1990–2 September 1990, cat. no.  70, p. 200.

From Van Gogh to Picasso, from Kandinsky to Pollock. Masterpieces of modern art, Palazzo Grassi, Venice, 9 September 1990–9 December 1990, cat. no.  60, p. 240, with image.

Obras maestras de la collección Guggenheim. De Picasso a Pollock, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, 17 January 1991–13 May 1991, cat. no.  64, with color image.

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AnonymousUnknown author, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, as Counter-Composition XIII (Contra-Compositie XIII), 1925-1926, 49.9 × 50 cm (19.6 × 19.6 in).

AnonymousUnknown author, RKDimages, Art-work number 215686, as Contra-composition XIII, 1926, 50 × 50 cm (19.6 × 19.6 in)

Gladys Fabre and Doris Wintgens Hötte (ed.; 2009) Van Doesburg & the international avant-garde. Constructing a new world, [London]: Tate Publishing, ISBN 978-1-85437-872-9, p. 59, 259, as Counter-Composition XIII, 1925-1926, 50 × 50 cm (19.6 × 19.6 in), with color image (ill. 52) on p. 64.