After a beautiful summer we are making preparations for the next big art fair PAN in Amsterdam.
Just like previous years we will show a balanced mix of art and applied arts with a focus on modernism from the interwar period.
PAN Amsterdam will open its doors in the last week of November, until then you are most welcome in our gallery in Kampen!
In our gallery:
together with some very rare and early lamps designed by the Dutch modernist designer Willem Hendrik Gispen, we show original copies of iconic pieces from the Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld, including;
‘The red/blue chair’, ‘The Berlin chair’, ‘The Utrecht chair’ and various generations of ‘ZigZag chairs’.
(Click with your cursor on the yellow names for more information)
Original watercolors and lithographs by the ‘Stijl’ artist Bart van der Leck of a rare quality and knotted tapestries with abstract decor designed by him for the avant-garde department store Metz&Co Amsterdam/The Hague in the 1930s. More information >
An impressive collection of decorative ceramics by Bart van der Leck, including a small tile tableau that once hung on the wall of the artist’s home/studio.
Rarely have so many decorative ceramic tiles from Van der Leck been shown together at a sales exhibition. All pieces origin directly from the heirs and have never been on the market before. More information >
You are cordially invited, please call or email us in advance, because we are only open by appointment.
We started this new year with a show in the great exhibition palaces of the Belgium Expo near the Atomium in Brussels where we participate in the oldest Art fair of the world: BRAFA Brussels! This 69th edition, showing a very high standard of art and applied art from dealers of 14 different countries, received more visitors than ever before!
More information at the website of BRAFA Brussels
An impression of our booth with the theme:
‘De Stijl’ continued
Concrete art from the Dutch painter Bob Bonies with Zigzag chairs of Gerrit Rietveld
Bart van der Leck, Gerrit Rietveld and Bob Bonies.
Gerrit Rietveld and Bob Bonies.
PAN Amsterdam November 2023
To everyone who visited us, thank you very much for your interest and purchases, because of you it was one of our most successful fairs ever!
More information at the website of PAN Amsterdam
An impression of our booth no.5
Modern interwar period interior with works of Auping, Gispen and Kamerlingh Onnes
Original works of the Dutch painter and ceramist Bart van der Leck with modernist furniture.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, August 2023
This summer, the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam purchased the masterpiece from our ceramics collection by Bart van der Leck; a monumental vase with rectangular elements on which Van der Leck has personally applied an abstract decor of geometric figures.
The way in which he has applied the geometric figures here is reminiscent of the architectural assignments (interior and exterior) that Van der Leck made for the department store Metz&Co and in collaboration with the architect Piet Elling, in which he used color planes on walls and doors to create an interaction between art-painting and architecture.
We are proud we can state this is the seventh object the Rijksmuseum acquired from us through the years.
From May 2024, the vase is on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Also, on display at this moment at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam; a rare modernist pendant by W.H. Gispen we sold to the museum before.
Brafa Brussels
January 29 – February 5, 2023
Last year we were asked to participate in one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious art fairs; de Brafa in Brussels
We look back with a good feeling on this first participation with: enthusiastic reactions from organization and visitors; some nice sales;
interesting new contacts; and publicity at home and abroad, including an interview in a live broadcast of the VRT from the fair.
An exciting and good beginning of 2023!
The theme of our booth at BRAFA 2023 was ‘Dutch Modernism’
A Lithograph by Bart van der Leck 1919, with the ‘Berlin Chair’ by Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1923 and hanging lamp Giso No23 1927 by W.H. Gispen.
One of the highlights of our booth at BRAFA:
a small but very exclusive collection of Ceramics designed and made in by the Dutch painter, ceramist and designer Bart van der Leck, one of the most influential members of the Dutch Esthetic movement ‘De Stijl’
The ceramics were shown together with the original colored design drawings.
The MFAH, Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas USA, purchased a rare ceramic plate by Van der Leck from us at BRAFA.
PAN Amsterdam
November 20-27, 2022
This annual meetup for art dealers and art lovers, celebrated its 35th anniversary this year!
An extra festive edition for us because the organization declared our stand the most beautiful of the fair
We hope you will join us (again) in November 2023 at PAN Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, April 2021 – September 2022
Purchase of an exceptional modernist desk ensemble
A modernist desk ensemble that was offered to us by the private collector to whom we had previously sold it was purchased from us by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam in April 2021.
The ensemble designed by the Dutch designer W.H. Gispen, can be called exceptional for several reasons. The fact that it has been in use as an ensemble by different owners for over 85 years is in itself reason to call it exceptional. In addition, all individual parts are notable for their rarity, originality and their excellent original condition.
After acquisition the ensemble has been put on display at the museum immediately and is presented with a focus on Riek van de Griend.
Riek van de Griend was a designer of Bauhaus-like fabrics, knotted modern rugs and engaged in modern dance. In the second half of the 1930s she would have a major influence on W.H. Gispen’s private life and the designs and presentation of the Gispen products. This desk ensemble is a silent witness of this development.
This ensemble has been on display for over a year, but is now stored safely in the Rijksmuseum-depot.
Nevertheless we would like to encourage you while visiting the museum to also take a look at the 20th century department.
‘De Stijl; Theo van Doesburg & Contemporaries
Musée Lalique Pays-Bas,
Doesburg, The Netherlands, July 4, 2021 – June 2022.
An original ‘Steltman chair’ designed by the Dutch Architect Gerrit Rietveld and an original pre-war ‘Heerenbureaulamp’ by the Dutch Designer W.H. Gispen from our sales collection have been on display in the Lalique Museum, located in the historic Dutch city of Doesburg.
We gave these objects on temporary loan so they could be displayed at the exhibition ‘De Stijl: Theo van Doesburg & Contemporaries’.
Read all about our ‘Steltmanchair’ >
Through works by famous artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondriaan, Gerrit Rietveld, Bart van der Leck, JJP Oud and WH Gispen, the exhibition showed the influence of the members of the aesthetic movement ‘De Stijl’ over artists and artistic movements in The Netherlands and abroad. Several objects had never been shown to the public before.
Art fair PAN Amsterdam
November 14-21, Booth 5
We were delighted to be able to invite you to a major art fair again after almost two years of lockdowns.
At our booth no.5 we showed the highlights from our sales collection and our latest acquisitions.
KVHOK Course ‘Art & Antiques in Practice’
September 14, 2021
In the ‘Art & Antiques in Practice’ course, renowned art dealers, often known for their performances on national television, share their unique knowledge and experience. The students gather in the gallery of the antiquarian or art dealer; In addition, museums, art fairs or restoration studios are visited.
On September 14, some of the students visited our gallery.
A mixed group of art historians, a restorer and police officials from the ‘art crime’ department, sitting among the objects from our collection, became acquainted with the phenomenon of 20th century design or deepened their existing knowledge.
Extensive attention was also paid to an important space next to our gallery, our own restoration workshop.
More information on the website of the VHOK (Royal Association of Fine Art Dealers)
Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting
February 21 – May 16, 2021
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
July 19 – September, 2021
High Museum of Art Atlanta, USA
One of the highlights of Dutch modernism from our collection is the Giso no.23. This iconic pendant lamp, of which we previously sold an identical copy to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, will be on temporary loan to The Museum of fine-Arts in Houston Texas USA for the exhibition “Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting”.
THE DAAF Worldwide April 9-11, 2021
We participated in the First Dutch Online Antique- and Art dealers Fair ‘The DAAF.com’
With ongoing COVID restrictions and another spring without live events, a group of Dutch antique dealers have joined forces to organise a short and snappy online fair – The DAAF. All participants are members of the Royal Dutch Fine Art & Antique Dealer Association (KVHOK), ensuring a high level of quality as well as a great diversity of objects The 45 participants were proud to truly represent the best of the Dutch fine art dealers in their varied fields. Each dealer offered 21 pieces from his/her collection, creating a temporary collection of nearly 1000 beautiful works of art all in one place!
We hope there will be a successor of this very first edition and hope to welcome you again at THE DAAF.com
‘Pan in perspectief’ Lighting Exhibition
November 22 – December 24, 2020,
The art fair PAN Amsterdam cannot take place this year due to Covid 19. Alternatively, ‘PAN in perspective’ is organized. Participating galleries throughout the Netherlands are inviting you to their ‘In-house’ events during the days that the fair would take place. This way you are able to experience something of the annual PAN feeling in an intimate and safe setting.
During ‘PAN in Perspectief’ our gallery will host a lighting-sales-exhibition. We will show the most spectacular and special design lamps from our collection, supplemented by important examples from private collections.
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Houston Texas USA, May 2020
The Museum purchased an Egg Cup Set of pressed Glass
designed by the Dutch designers and architects Piet Zwart and H.P. Berlage from our collection.
Zwart was commissioned by Berlage to design a series of tableware that could be produced of pressed glass. He came up with a design that had a special system of measurements and lots of standardized parts
Executed by Glasfabriek (Glass factory) Leerdam , The Netherlands, 1924.
Marked on the backside of the saucer ‘HPB’ (H.P. Berlage)
PAN Amsterdam 2019
November 24 up until December 1
We hope we met you at our booth at PAN Amsterdam, one of the finest fairs in the Netherlands showing high end objects of Arts, Antiques and Design.
Ramakers Gallery
The Hague, The Netherlands, May 19 – June 23, 2019.
‘Bauhaus & Beyond’
Ramakers Gallery asked us to participate in the exhibition ‘Bauhaus & Beyond’.
We contributed by showing original Bauhaus furniture and lighting, designed by Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer, Anton Lorentz and a beautiful small sculptural relief from Joost Baljeu.
Photo: 2019 studio Bob Bonies, showing chairs of Anton Lorentz and Marcel Breuer in front of a large work of Bonies. Bart van Bussel Photography in commission of Ramakers.
Ramakers Gallery invited a number of artists who feel connected to Bauhaus;
Joost Baljeu
Willy de Sauter
Jan van Munster
Cor van Dijk
Tomas Rajlich
Bob Bonies
Reinoud Oudshoorn
Dominique Dehais
Jérôme Touron
Voorlinden Museum
Wassenaar, The Netherlands, June 2019
The museum purchased a child’s chair and table made of tubular steel designed by the Dutch designer and manufacturer W.H. Gispen in 1934, together with modernist child toys designed by Vilmos Huszar and Ko Verzuu form our collection
The items were on display at the exhibition ‘Bauhaus&Beyond’ at Ramakers Gallery in The Hague
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Houston Texas USA, May 2019.
The museum purchased a very early and rare Giso lighting catalogue from 1928, from our collection.
These early catalogues are not only interesting because of the overview shown inside of various lamps made in 1928. They are also considered as important examples of early modernist typography and of the first use of photography in advertisements and commercial booklets.
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, may 2019.
The museum invited us to lecture to a group of international specialists at the last day of the exhibition ‘Nederland/Bauhaus’, about our research and upcoming publication ‘Typotect Interior’
A very interesting day allowing the guests to have a last look at the exhibition while discussing several new facts and developments concerning a number of objects on display.
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, February 9-May 26, 2019
Exhibition ‘Nederland<-> Bauhaus’
Curator: Senior curator Mienke SimonThomas.
Our contributions;
We gave loans of important Dutch Modernist furniture from our collection.
And we gave advise about Dutch Modernist lamps and arrange loans from collectors/clients
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
Rotterdam, The Netherlands February 2019
The museum purchased this pendant Giso No.22 from our collection. The lamp was on display at the exhibition ‘Nederland<->Bauhaus’ and was one of the highlighted objects in the publicity campaign.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Amsterdam 2018
The museum purchased a pair of identical Tubular steel easy chairs designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet from our collection. Very early original examples that were bought by a Dutch family in the Thonet store in the centre of Amsterdam in 1931.
One of the chairs will probably be on display at the museum next year when we celebrate the centennial of Das Bauhaus.
Exhibition ‘A Centennial of Modernism’
Curator: Ad van den Bruinhorst
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, 2017-2018 >
Exhibition ‘Powermask’
Curator: The Belgian Fashion designer
Walter van Beirendonck
On display from our collection;
Gerrit Rietveld Steltmanstoel with a creation of fashion designers Victor&Rolf
Exhibition ‘De Stijl 1917-2017’
Curator: Ad van den Bruinhorst
PAN Amsterdam
November 2017
Exhibition ‘Hotel Panorama’
The eclectic interior from the lobby of an imaginary grand hotel
Curator: Piet de Jonge
On display from our collection; Two easy chairs designed by Paul Schuitema. We sold the chairs to a visitor of the exhibition
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
Rotterdam 2017
The museum purchased a very early dining chair > designed by the Dutch designer Paul Schuitema from our collection.
Schuitema, also known for his modernist typographic works, was co-founder of the Rotterdam based company d3 who produced the chair.
Design Miami/Basel, Basel 2017 >
Exhibition ‘Design at Large’
Retrospective of desk designs
Curator: The American fashion designer
Thom Browne
On display from our collection;
A black wooden desk with tubular steel frame and a matching chair and desk lamp from our collection.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Amsterdam 2016
The museum purchased an important
cantilever tubular chair > from our collection.
An experimental version, with a frame
that is reinforced with parts of bamboo, upholstered with paper cord with geometric pattern.
Exhibition;
‘Gispen 1916-2016’
Curator: Ad van den Bruinhorst
Two-Day DesignSymposium, PAN Podium
Amsterdam 2016
VAN DEN BRUINHORST Gallery organized
and hosted a two-day design-symposium at a new interactive space called PAN Podium at the art fair PAN Amsterdam.
Morning program;
Exhibition of furniture and lighting from the collections of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen and VAN DEN BRUINHORST Gallery
Curator: Ad van den Bruinhorst
Afternoon program;
Lectures from:
Ludo van Halem, curator Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Mienke Simon Thomas, curator Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
Hetty Berens, curator ‘Hous Sonneveld’, HNI
Ad van den Bruinhorst, Specialist Dutch Modernism
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, 2016-2017 >
Exhibition ‘Gispen Specials, 1916-2016’
Curator: Mienke Simon Thomas
Our contributions:
We gave loans of furniture and large chandeliers from our collection
We restored an important large chandelier from a corporate collection which was a loan to the exhibition.
We advised concerning objects from the interwar period
We arranged loans from collectors/clients
We wrote four chapters of the exhibition catalogue
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam 2016 >
Publishing of the book/exhibition catalogue
‘Gispen specials’
Publisher;
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen.
Authors;
Ad van den Bruinhorst
Marthe Kes
Adré Koch
Silvia van Schaik
Mienke Simon Thomas
Berber Vos
Exhibition;
‘Gispen 100 jaar’
Curator: Ludo van Halem
Our contribution:
All objects on display were purchased by the Rijksmuseum from our collection.
Rotterdam 2016
Het Nieuwe Instituut (HNI) ‘Sonneveld House’ >
Ongoing exhibition;
‘Sonneveld House’
Functionalist Interior inside an iconic modernist house designed by the architects Brinkman&vanderVlugt
Curator: Hetty Berens
Our contribution;
While researching a set of tubular steel furniture, we found proof that this was the original custom-made furniture from the salon of ‘Sonneveld House’ in 1932 >.
HNI purchased the furniture from our collection. After restoration; the two easy chairs and matching table returned to the salon of ‘House Sonneveld’ to be shown to the public.
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
House Sonneveld, HNI
Rotterdam October 9, 2016
Special members day with lectures from experts and the curators of both Institutes
Our contribution;
Short lectures about the returning of the original furniture from ‘House Sonneveld’
by Ad van den Bruinhorst
Houston, Texas USA 2016
The MFAH wanted to purchase a small European modernist lamp for their collection and asked us to do some suggestions.
The museum purchased a small piano lamp designed by the Dutch Architect J.J.P. Oud from our collection. This lamp became an icon of constructivist design and is also seen as a representative of the Dutch movement ‘De Stijl’
Exhibition: Black Cube
Curator: Ad van den bruinhorst
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
Rotterdam 2014
The museum purchased a Dutch tubular steel chair > from our collection.
Very rare example with original red lacquered armrests and Eisengarn upholstery
The chair was made by a well-known Dutch firm (Auping) but the design is very untypical Dutch
Exhibition: Gerrit Th. Rietveld
Curator: Ad van den Bruinhorst
PAN Amsterdam 2011
Later-on the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam purchased the set of easy chairs by Marcel Breuer we were showing at the fair from us.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Amsterdam 2011
At PAN Amsterdam;
the Rijksmuseummuseum purchased an iconic Dutch modernist ‘Giso’ pendant > from our collection.
Alongside the lamp the museum also purchased a small modular sideboard > designed by W.H. Gispen from our collection.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
November 2010
At the opening of PAN Amsterdam a special chair from our collection; an adjustable aluminum airplane seat > was purchased by the Rijksmuseum.
This became national news.
PAN Amsterdam 2009
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
Rotterdam 2009
The museum purchased a rare tubular steel easy chair > designed by the architect J.J.P. Oud from our collection.
Pan Amsterdam 2008
Exhibition: first ever Design-pavilion at PAN Amsterdam
