Lot 65 GERRIT RIETVELD

THE RED/BLUE CHAIR, BY GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD, FOR CASSINA, lounge chair with frame in black stained beech, the seat (blue) and back (red) in lacquered multiplywood. with makers stamp and numbered 1080. Originally designed in 1917-1918, Rietveld, influenced by the Dutch De Stijl (The Style) movement, painted this revolutionary chair in 1921. The primary colours of the design is in tribute to Mondrian's painting, with its red, blue, yellow and then black for the frame, mark out all the different parts, each one with specific functions. The Red/Blue chair sits in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and is produced under license in Italy by Cassina.