Live Auction 3010The Decorative Arts Sale
A SCALE 1:50 MAQUETTE OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE RIETVELD SCHRÖDER HOUSE
Lot 465

A SCALE 1:50 MAQUETTE OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE RIETVELD SCHRÖDER HOUSE

BY WERKPLAATS VOOR ARCHITECTUUR UTRECHT AND BERTUS MULDER, CIRCA 1974

Closed3 October 2012

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EUR 2,750

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A SCALE 1:50 MAQUETTE OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE RIETVELD SCHRÖDER HOUSE
BY WERKPLAATS VOOR ARCHITECTUUR UTRECHT AND BERTUS MULDER, CIRCA 1974
Constructed from wood, paper and plasic, mounted on a rectangular wooden base, the underside with a label inscribed Rietveld Schröder huis (model) Collection: Bertus Mulder, Utrecht via Centraal Museum Utrecht and with two other labels, one numbered 2-029, the other numbered c/No. 16 1/1, together with a perspex box, and together with a tailor-made crate with various labels among one inscribed cat no. 25 Rietveld Exhibition and another one inscribed Shipper: South bank centre Londen Consignee: Werkplaats v. A. Utrecht
The maquette 22 cm. high x 34 cm. wide x 28 cm. deep; the perspex cover and base 30.5 cm. high x 40 cm. wide x 34 cm. deep; the crate 30 cm. high x 40 cm. wide x 32 cm. deep

Bertus Mulder, Utrecht.

Specialist note

"When I started preparing for the restoration of the exterior of the Rietveld Schröder House in 1974, I had to know how the house works. I needed assurance in order to take the right decisions regarding the method of restoration later on. At that time there was no experience yet with the restoration of modern architecture. I started making a model of the exterior of the house, took it apart and put it together again. Then I knew how the house was constructed and knew the significance of the various components in the overall picture. When the restoration was finished, I put together an exhibition in the Centraal Museum in Utrecht where the maquette was shown. The maquette has been exhibited on several exhibitions in London, Dublin and Copenhagen."