GR-ELLING SIDEBOARD

The "Elling" sideboard was designed in 1919 and executed around 1974, just two years after the introduction of Gerrit Rietveld's famous Red and Blue chair. He debuted this extraordinary piece in oak. It was displayed in 1920 at Voor de Kunst in Utrecht and purchased there by the Dutch architect Piet Elling (1897–1962). This early example was tragically destroyed by fire. The model was re-introduced in 1958 and made in a very limited quantity by one of Rietveld’s most trusted cabinetmakers, Gerard van de Groenekan (1904–1994). Groenekan began working for Rietveld as a sixteen-year-old and eventually took over the woodworking facility in 1928 when Rietveld decided to focus on a career in architecture.

Dimensions:

104 x 200 x 45 cm / 41 × 79 × 18 in

Material:

Painted and stained beech

Literature:

1. M. Kuper and I. van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, Utrecht, 1992, p. 78-79; P. Voge, The Complete Rietveld Furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, p. 10, 15, 52-53.
2. A. Dosi Delfini, The Furniture Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Rotterdam/Amsterdam, 2004, p. 296, no. 448.
3. I. van Zijl, Gerrit Rietveld, New York, 2010, p. 33-34.

Terms:

Certificate of Authenticity included
Worldwide shipping available
14-day return policy

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