Leunstoel

Leunstoel

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This low slat chair was modified by Rietveld especially for Mrs Fraenkel-Nieuwstraten. She found her original slat chair uncomfortable for women who wear their hair in a knot, as the knot would press against the backrest. The modifications to the chair are still clear to see: the top backrest bar has been removed and placed in front of the back leg, with the sawn-off wooden pins still visible behind the back leg, underneath the armrest. Old nail holes can still be seen in the lower backrest bar. [text 2023]

Now in the museum in Collectie Centraal II

Title

Leunstoel

Artist

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (Utrecht 1888 - 1964 Utrecht)

Dating

ca. 1923 - 1929

Material and technique

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

Object number

34042

Object type

meubilair, stoel, leunstoel

Acquisition

schenking 2023 (schenking uit de nalatenschap van Dr. E.M. Fraenkel-Nieuwstraten (was bruikleen sinds 2017-11-27))

Dimensions

hoogte 61 cm

breedte 65.8 cm

diepte 59.8 cm

Documentation

  • Rietveld Schröderhuis : Een biografie van het huis / Rietveld Schröder House : A biography of the house, Natalie Dubois, Jessica van Geel, (Veurne, 2024)

  • Stoel neemt stelling, Inl. Bart Rutten, redactie Esther Darley, Natalie Dubois, Hans Schopping, auteurs Laurie Cluitmans, Catharina van Daalen, Esther Darley, Natalie Dubois, Bart Rutten, Anne van der Zwaag, (Utrecht, 2023), p. 4, afb.

Exhibitions

  • Collectie Centraal II, 2024

  • Stoel neemt stelling, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2023 - 2024

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

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https://hdl.handle.net/21.12130/collect.AA07D2E4-F2D1-41DF-905F-1CC8F3E8524E

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