This extremely simple chair is quite an early piece by Gerrit Rietveld. He was most likely influenced by ideas of Berlage and other innovators from that period. Their goal was to design chairs that were easy to produce by machine.
Title
Bankstoeltje
Artist
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (ontwerper) (Utrecht 1888 - 1964 Utrecht)
Dating
1908
Material and technique
Object number
12575
Object type
Acquisition
schenking 1959
Dimensions
hoogte 85.5 cm
breedte 55 cm
diepte 40 cm
Inscriptions and markings
- geen
Documentation
- Gerrit Thomas Rietveld 1888-1964 : Architektur und Design : Führer durch die Ausstellung, von Barbara Scheffran ; mit einem Beitrag von Ida van Zijl (Dortmund), p. 13, afb. z/w
Exhibitions
- Revolution in Rotgelbblau – Gerrit Rietveld und die zeitgenössische Kunst, Museum Marta Herford
- Rietvelds meesterwerk: Leve De Stijl!, Centraal Museum
- De wereld van Utrecht. Topstukken uit vijf collecties, Centraal Museum
- Gerrit Rietveld. Die Revolution des Raums, Vitra Design Museum
- Universo rietveld; architettura arte design, MAXXI-Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo
- Rietvelds Universum en werkplaats Rietveld, Centraal Museum
- Rietvelds Ranke Ruimtedieren en andere creaturen van de avant-garde, Centraal Museum
- Rietveld. Utopía y Pragmatismo, Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
- Rietvelds Universum, Centraal Museum
- Retrospective Rietveld: Hommage to Red and Blue, Utsunomiya Museum of Art
- Retrospective Rietveld: Hommage to Red and Blue, Fuchu Art museum
- Gerrit Rietveld 1888-1964 (Trapholt), Trapholt Museum
- Gerrit Th. Rietveld (1888-1964) (São Paulo), Biënnale, São Paulo
- Gerrit Rietveld 1888-1964. Design und Architektur, Museum am Ostwall
- Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, Arqueria de los Nuevos Ministerios (Ministerio de Obras Publicas, Transportes y Medio Ambiente)
- Gerrit Rietveld 1888-1964 (Antwerpen), Hessenhuis
- Gerrit Rietveld 1888-1964 (Parijs), Centre Georges Pompidou, Centre de Création Industrielle
- Gerrit Rietveld 1888-1964, Centraal Museum
- Gerrit Rietveld, De Zonnehof
- Architect G. Rietveld in Limburg, Bonnefantenmuseum
- Rietveld tentoonstelling, Hayward Gallery
- G. Rietveld architect [1971], Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
- Les sources du XXe siècle, onbekend (Parijs)
Persistent url
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