A GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964) 'RED BLUE' CHAIR
A GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964) 'RED BLUE' CHAIR
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A GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964) 'RED BLUE' CHAIR

DESIGNED 1919-1923, EXECUTED BY GERARD VAN DE GROENEKAN, CIRCA 1970, BRANDED 'H.G.M. G.A.V.D. GROENEKAN, DE BILT NEDERLAND'

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A GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964) 'RED BLUE' CHAIR
DESIGNED 1919-1923, EXECUTED BY GERARD VAN DE GROENEKAN, CIRCA 1970, BRANDED 'H.G.M. G.A.V.D. GROENEKAN, DE BILT NEDERLAND'
Painted wood
34 in. (86 cm.) high; 25 ¾ in. (65.5 cm.) wide; 32 5/8 in. (83 cm.) deep
Provenance
Commissioned from the cabinetmaker by the vendor.
Literature
For other examples:
P. Vöge, The Complete Rietveld Furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, pp. 58-9, no. 46;
L. D. Delfini, The Furniture Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: 1850-2000, Amsterdam, 2004, pp. 49, 140, 295-296;
I. Van Zijl, Gerrit Rietveld, London, 2010, pp. 35, 65-66.
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