Steltmanstoel

Steltmanstoel

The asymmetrical, open construction of the chair is highly reminiscent of Rietveld’s early furniture, but its monochrome finish and simplified form almost make it into an abstract object. This sculptural characteristic of the chair made it quite popular among a select group of admirers. Rietveld had a specific situation in mind for the design: the interior he renovated for the Steltman jeweller’s shop. The two chairs from this shop were covered in white leather and were mirror images of each other.

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The asymmetrical, open construction of the chair is highly reminiscent of Rietveld’s early furniture, but its monochrome finish and simplified form almost make it into an abstract object. This sculptural characteristic of the chair made it quite popular among a select group of admirers. Rietveld had a specific situation in mind for the design: the interior he renovated for the Steltman jeweller’s shop. The two chairs from this shop were covered in white leather and were mirror images of each other.

Now in the museum in Utrecht Lokaal: Kuijer-Rietveld

Title

Steltmanstoel

Artist

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (ontwerper) (Utrecht 1888 - 1964 Utrecht)

Gerard A. van de Groenekan (uitvoering) (Utrecht 1904 - 1994 De Bilt)

Dating

1963 (ontwerp 1963, uitvoering onbekend)

Material and technique

iepenhout

Object number

26103

Object type

stoel

Acquisition

schenking + 1991 (bruikleen sinds 1988)

Dimensions

hoogte 70 cm

breedte 49.8 cm

diepte 44.9 cm

Inscriptions and markings

  • brandmerk onderzijde zitting (gebrandtmerkt): H.G.M. // G.A. v.d. GROENEKAN // DE BILT NEDERLAND brandmerk G.A. van de Groenekan

What

Utrecht (herkomst)

(herkomst) Afkomstig van inboedel Rietveld Schröder huis

Documentation

  • 3a bienal internacional de arquitetura de São Paulo, Julio Landmann, Pedro Cury, Luiz Fisberg ... [et al.], (São Paulo, 1997), p. 121, met afb. in z/w

  • De Zonnehof : Gerrit Rietveld, voorw. P. Reurslag, inl. Noortje van Hellemond, (Amersfoort, 1979), cat.nr. 71

  • Een Tema Gerrit Rietveld, (Kolding, 2003), p. 16, afb. in kleur

Exhibitions

  • Utrecht Lokaal: Kuijer-Rietveld, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2024

  • Revolution in Rotgelbblau – Gerrit Rietveld und die zeitgenössische Kunst, Museum Marta Herford, Herford, 2017 - 2018

  • Van Baaren en Rietveld, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2017 - 2019

Persistent url

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https://hdl.handle.net/21.12130/collect.E1D3C73A-BB31-413D-9FFD-0BB06E694631

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