Rood-blauwe leunstoel

Rood-blauwe leunstoel

Van de Groenekan has inscribed the underside of each rail with the inscription 'under'. He often did this to help him during assembling and to remind himself that these surfaces did not need to be finished. The seat was originally sawn in the same width as the backrest and has been broadened with a 3-cm-wide strip. This says something about the scarcity of plywood in this period and perhaps also about Van de Groenekan's lack of familiarity in making this model after such a long gap in production.<BR> <P>In a letter of 1959, the Mayor and Alderman of Utrecht thank Rietveld for a large gift, which included this chair. Rietveld's popularity grew in the 1950s as a result of several exhibitions about De Stijl, including one at the Centraal Museum.</P>

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Van de Groenekan has inscribed the underside of each rail with the inscription 'under'. He often did this to help him during assembling and to remind himself that these surfaces did not need to be finished. The seat was originally sawn in the same width as the backrest and has been broadened with a 3-cm-wide strip. This says something about the scarcity of plywood in this period and perhaps also about Van de Groenekan's lack of familiarity in making this model after such a long gap in production.

In a letter of 1959, the Mayor and Alderman of Utrecht thank Rietveld for a large gift, which included this chair. Rietveld's popularity grew in the 1950s as a result of several exhibitions about De Stijl, including one at the Centraal Museum.

This object is now not on display in the museum

Title

Rood-blauwe leunstoel

Artist

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (ontwerper) (Utrecht 1888 - 1964 Utrecht)

Gerard A. van de Groenekan (uitvoerder) (Utrecht 1904 - 1994 De Bilt)

Dating

1950 - 1959

Material and technique

beukenhout, multiplex, zwart gebeitst, rood, blauw en geel geverfd

Object number

12577

Object type

stoel, leunstoel

Acquisition

schenking 1959

Dimensions

hoogte 88 cm

breedte 60 cm

diepte 84 cm

Inscriptions and markings

  • geen :

What

Utrecht, Prins Hendriklaan, Rietveld-Schröderhuis (herkomst)

Remarks

De stoel is vervaardigd in 1918, maar de kleuren zijn later, in 1923 aangebracht.

Documentation

  • 'Ga vooral zitten, maar weet waarop je zit': en andere tips van een Rietveld-restaurator [Jurjen Creman], Celine de Geest, (Collect : kunst & antiekjournaal, 25, 5, zomer 2021), pp. 33-37, pp. 33-37

  • 2017: 100 jaar De Stijl (2), Piet Augustijn, (Fjoezzz, 13, 2, 2017), 55-61

  • 3a bienal internacional de arquitetura de São Paulo, Julio Landmann, Pedro Cury, Luiz Fisberg ... [et al.], (São Paulo, 1997), p. 127, met afb. in z/w

Exhibitions

  • Rietvelds lattenleunstoel: 10 x verschillend, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2019

  • Revolution in Rotgelbblau – Gerrit Rietveld und die zeitgenössische Kunst, Museum Marta Herford, Herford, 2017 - 2018

  • Rietvelds meesterwerk: Leve De Stijl!, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2017

Persistent url

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https://hdl.handle.net/21.12130/collect.FD10F90D-2840-42B5-9685-772803D6EDC4

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