Famous Dutch architect, Gerrit Rietveld (Gerrit_Rietveld), inspired Dutch painter Araun Gordijn (araungordijn), known from his fascination for cars and petrol stations, to do a number of paintings with well- and lesser known designs of Gerrit Rietveld and classic cars.
Gerrit Rietveld (24 June 1888–25 June 1964) was a Dutch furniture designer and architect. One of the principal members of the Dutch artistic movement called De Stijl, Rietveld is famous for his Red and Blue Chair and for the Rietveld Schröder House, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Araun Gordijn is unmistakably a child of the fifties. The heart of Amsterdam. Before his door numerous cars were parked, among them impressive American models. Regularly his aunts and uncles visited from far-away America. They reported colourful accounts of the luxury and bustling activity that had still to enter the mainstream of Dutch life. Reluctantly television made its appearance and projected for the first time scenes to accompany all the fascinating stories.
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