Gerrit Rietveld
Red/Blue Chair

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Designer Gerrit Rietveld(Dutch, 1888–1964)Dutch, 1888–1964

CultureDutch

Titles

Red/Blue Chair

Datec. 1920

MediumBeech wood and paint

DimensionsOverall: 33 3/4 × 26 × 33 in. (85.7 × 66 × 83.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund

Object number2013.244

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 203

On view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

FURNITURE

ProvenanceGerrit Rietveld, c.1920; Gerrit Rietveld's son, Jan Rietveld; Jan Rietveld's cousin, Paula Rietveld; Christie's Amsterdam, May 21, 1987, lot 423; Christie's Amsterdam, June 7, 1988. lot 421; Frans Leidelmeijer, Amsterdam; Sotheby's New York, December 17, 2009, lot 240 (unsold); Frans Leidelmeijer, Amsterdam; [Marc Benda, Ernest Mourmans, and Frans Leidelmeijer]; purchased by MFAH 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

underside label, in pencil " france / Worli S & E / Der Grier W Brusse / Pla. Anistel 200 / Amsterdam "

underside label, red text " W.L. & J. BRUSSE'S / uitgeversmaatschappij N.V. / 5000-12-'45 / verzonden per: / drukwerk met toestemming hoofdbestuur / P.T.T. gesloten verzonden / Walenburgerweg 72-74. Rotterdam C. Holland "

all text together roughly translated from Dutch to:
W. L. & J. BRUSSE'S publishing company N.V. france

sent by: Worly S & E

printed with permission central P.T.T. closed sent
Der W Grier Brusse
Pla. Anistel 200
Amsterdam

Walenburgerweg 72-74. Rotterdam C. Holland

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