DESIGNED BY GERRIT TH. RIETVELD IN 1932, EXECUTED BY GERARD VAN DE GROENEKAN IN 1956

Details

An ashen Zigzagchair
Designed by Gerrit Th. Rietveld in 1932, executed by Gerard van de Groenekan in 1956
Composed of four tapering rectangular sections held together with screws and dove-tail joints
Pen-written signature G.A.v.d.Groenekan Sept. 1956
See illustration

Provenance

Mr. H. Hogerdijk

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The owner of the chair was an employee of Rietvelds architects bureau Rietveld, Van Dillen en Van Tricht

For comparison see:
Peter Vöge, The Complete Rietveld Furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, pp. 82-83, no. 120
Marijke Küper and Ida van Zijl, G.Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, het volledige werk, Utrecht, 1992, pp. 145-147, no. 189

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