Gerrit Rietveld
Red Blue chair


G.A. van de Groenekan
The Netherlands, 1918 / 1969-70
painted wood, aluminum
34 h × 26 w × 32 d in (86 × 66 × 81 cm)

Branded manufacturer's label to underside 'H.G.M. G.A. v.d. Groenekan De Bilt Netherland'. Sold with framed poster for the 1977 De Stijl exhibition at The Israel Museum and digital copies of correspondence with G.A. van de Groenekan.

Provenance: G.A. van de Groenekan | Acquired from the previous in 1969 by George Sadek, former Dean of Cooper Union School of Architecture | Thence by descent | Private Collection


Literature: The Complete Rietveld Furniture, Voge, ppg. 58-59 Gerrit th. Rietveld: The Complete Works 1888-1964, Kuper and van Zijl, ppg. 74-76

This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

Wear throughout commensurate with age and use including loose joinery, scattered areas of touch-ups and clear coat to seat, as well as fading and losses to painted finish, most prominent to the arms and back rest. Chair retains a few scattered faint scratches and impressions. Vintage overall condition. Together with framed poster, framed behind glass measuring 39 x 27 x 1 inches.