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GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964) Red Blue Chair image 1

GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964) Red Blue Chair image 2

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GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964)
Red Blue Chair

29 April 2025, 14:00 CEST

Paris, Avenue Hoche

Sold for €7,680 inc. premium

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GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964)

Red Blue Chair
Création en 1918
Réalisation Gerard A. van de Groenekan, circa 1966-1970
Marquée 'H.G.M./G.A.v.d. GROENEKAN/DE BILT NEDERLAND'
Bois et contreplaqué peints
H: 86,5 cm. (34 in.); L: 65,5 cm. (25.3/4 in.); P: 82,8 cm. (32.5/8 in.)

A branded 'Red Blue Chair' in lacquered wood and plywood designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1918 and executed by Gerard A. van de Groenekan circa 1966-1970.

Footnotes

Un exemplaire de ce modèle est conservé dans les collections du Centre Georges Pompidou à Paris (inv. AM 2005-1-150), du Museum of Modern Art à New York (inv. 487.1953), au Victoria & Albert Museum à Londres (inv. CIRC.367-1970), au Stedelijk Museum à Amsterdam (inv. KNA 1279) et au Centraal Museum à Utrecht (inv. 12577).

Provenance
Acquis directement auprès de Gerard A. van de Groenekan, Utrechtseweg 315, De Bilt, Pays-Bas, circa 1966-1970

Bibliographie
T. M. Brown, The Work of G. Rietveld : Architect, Ed. A. W. Bruna & Zoon, Utrecht, 1958, p. 18, 20, 70, 79, 164
M. Küper et I. van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964. L'oeuvre complet, catalogue d'exposition, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 28 novembre 1992-21 février 1993, p. 75, 79, 110
I. van Zijl, Gerrit Rietveld, Ed. Phaidon, Londres, 2010, p. 34, 35, 65, 66, 84, 162, 190, 203
Rietveld's Universe, catalogue d'exposition, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 10 octobre 2010-30 janvier 2011, couverture, p. 7, 27, 197, 200, 201, 208, 209, 238, 239

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