GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964)
A Rare 'Elling' Sideboard
GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964) A Rare 'Elling' Sideboard executed by Gerard van de Groenekan De Bilt, painted and stained beech branded 'H.G.M. G.A.v.d. Groenekan, De Bilt Nederland' (to the reverse) 41 x 78 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (104 x 200 x 45 cm.) Designed 1919, this example executed circa 1970. The unique first example of this cabinet was exhibited in 1920 and was soon acquired by the architect Piet Elling. That example is now lost, destroyed in a fire, and no other pre-war examples are known. From 1958 onwards a small number of cabinets, including the present example, were produced to-order by Rietveld’s dedicated cabinetmaker, Gerard van de Groenekan Other examples are included in the collections of the Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Kirkland Museum, Denver.
GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964)
A Rare 'Elling' Sideboard
GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964) A Rare 'Elling' Sideboard executed by Gerard van de Groenekan De Bilt, painted and stained beech branded 'H.G.M. G.A.v.d. Groenekan, De Bilt Nederland' (to the reverse) 41 x 78 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (104 x 200 x 45 cm.) Designed 1919, this example executed circa 1970. The unique first example of this cabinet was exhibited in 1920 and was soon acquired by the architect Piet Elling. That example is now lost, destroyed in a fire, and no other pre-war examples are known. From 1958 onwards a small number of cabinets, including the present example, were produced to-order by Rietveld’s dedicated cabinetmaker, Gerard van de Groenekan Other examples are included in the collections of the Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Kirkland Museum, Denver.
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