Lot Essay
Originally designed in 1936, the production of this design was halted in 1939, before being re-entering production in 1953.
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A FULL-SIZE MAQUETTE FOR A LOUNGE CHAIR, MID-20TH CENTURY
Details
WORKSHOP OF GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1904) & GERARD VAN DE GROENEKAN (1904-1994)
A FULL-SIZE MAQUETTE FOR A LOUNGE CHAIR, MID-20TH CENTURY
pine, in four elements, together with a related technical design illustration, ink on graph paper (29.5 x 21 cm.), and a corresponding photostastic technical design illustration (47 x 53 cm.)
maquette; 27.1/4 in. (69 cm.) high; 29.1/2 in. (75 cm.) wide; 29.1/2 in. (75 cm.) deep
A FULL-SIZE MAQUETTE FOR A LOUNGE CHAIR, MID-20TH CENTURY
pine, in four elements, together with a related technical design illustration, ink on graph paper (29.5 x 21 cm.), and a corresponding photostastic technical design illustration (47 x 53 cm.)
maquette; 27.1/4 in. (69 cm.) high; 29.1/2 in. (75 cm.) wide; 29.1/2 in. (75 cm.) deep
Provenance
Gerard Van de Groenekan;
From whom acquired by the vendor, 1992.
From whom acquired by the vendor, 1992.
Literature
Similar examples illustrated:
P. Voge, The complete Rietveld furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, no. 133, p. 89 (for an illustration of the Crate chair);
P. Voge, The complete Rietveld furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, no. 284, p. 139 (for an illustration of the Crate chair design sketch).
P. Voge, The complete Rietveld furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, no. 133, p. 89 (for an illustration of the Crate chair);
P. Voge, The complete Rietveld furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, no. 284, p. 139 (for an illustration of the Crate chair design sketch).
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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