Lot no. 20
20. 20AR W GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964) Red Blue Chair Created in 1918 Made by Gerard A. van de Groenekan, circa 1966-1970 Marked 'H.G.M./G.A.v.d. GROENEKAN/DE BILT NEDERLAND'. Painted wood and plywood H: 86,5 cm (34 in.); W: 65,5 cm (25.3/4 in.); D: 82,8 cm (32.5/8 in.) A copy of this model is in the collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (inv. AM 2005-1-150), the Museum of Modern Art in New York (inv. 487.1953), the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (inv. CIRC.367-1970), the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (inv. KNA 1279) and the Centraal Museum in Utrecht (inv. 12577). Provenance Acquired directly from Gerard A. van de Groenekan, Utrechtseweg 315, De Bilt, The Netherlands, circa 1966-1970 Bibliography T. M. Brown, The Work of G. Rietveld: Architect, Ed. A. W. Bruna & Zoon, Utrecht, 1958, pp. 18, 20, 70, 79, 164 M. Küper and I. van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964. The Complete Works, exhibition catalogue, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 28 November 1992-21 February 1993, pp. 75, 79, 110 I. van Zijl, Gerrit Rietveld, Phaidon, London, 2010, p. 34, 35, 65, 66, 84, 162, 190, 203 Rietveld's Universe, exhibition catalogue, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 10 October 2010-30 January 2011, cover, pp. 7, 27, 197, 200, 201, 208, 209, 238, 239
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