Armchair for Til Brugman, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, c. 1919
sawing, h 87cm × w 65.5cm × d 84cm
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Around 1919, Gerrit Rietveld designed his most famous piece of furniture: a slatted armchair he would later paint red and blue. The first version in uncoloured wood was illustrated in De Stijl magazine. The transverse slats are a signature feature. The purity of this construction appealed to the many architects and artists among Rietveld’s first clients, including the writer Til Brugman.