ID 1442667
Lot 170 | ANNA MARIA (1929-2012) AND OSCAR NIEMEYER (1907-2012)
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
Pair of 'Alta' Lounge Chairs, designed circa 1971
produced by Tendo Brasileira, São Paulo, Brazil
santos, fabric upholstery, chrome-plated steel, patinated steel
28 ½ x 26 ¾ x 39 in. (72.5 x 68 x 99 cm) (each)
each with producer's label TENDO BRASILEIRA INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE MOVEIS LTD. TAUBATE. S. PAULO-IND. BRAS
Provenance
Artcurial, Paris, 13 September 2022, lot 7
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
G. de Bure, Intérieurs. Le mobilier Français 1965-1979, Paris, 1983, p.101 (variation with brushed steel structure)
M. Emery, Furniture by Architects, 500 International Masterpieces of Twentieth-Century Design and Where to Buy Them, New York, 1983, p. 224
J. Petit, Oscar Niemeyer, Poète d'architecture, Paris, 1995, pp. 363, 383 (variation with brushed steel structure)
| Artist: | Oscar Niemeyer (1907 - 2012) |
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| Applied technique: | Upholstery |
| Medium: | Wood, Rosewood, Textile |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Brazil, South America |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
| Artist: | Oscar Niemeyer (1907 - 2012) |
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| Applied technique: | Upholstery |
| Medium: | Wood, Rosewood, Textile |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Brazil, South America |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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