This low slat chair was modified by Rietveld especially for Mrs Fraenkel-Nieuwstraten. She found her original slat chair uncomfortable for women who wear their hair in a knot, as the knot would press against the backrest. The modifications to the chair are still clear to see: the top backrest bar has been removed and placed in front of the back leg, with the sawn-off wooden pins still visible behind the back leg, underneath the armrest. Old nail holes can still be seen in the lower backrest bar. [text 2023]
Title
Leunstoel
Artist
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (Utrecht 1888 - 1964 Utrecht)
Dating
ca. 1923 - 1929
Material and technique
Object number
34042
Object type
Acquisition
schenking 2023 (schenking uit de nalatenschap van Dr. E.M. Fraenkel-Nieuwstraten (was bruikleen sinds 2017-11-27))
Dimensions
hoogte 61 cm
breedte 65.8 cm
diepte 59.8 cm
Documentation
- Stoel neemt stelling, Inl. Bart Rutten, redactie Esther Darley, Natalie Dubois, Hans Schopping, auteurs Laurie Cluitmans, Catharina van Daalen, Esther Darley, Natalie Dubois, Bart Rutten, Anne van der Zwaag (Utrecht, 2023), p. 4, afb.
Exhibitions
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