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JOAQUIM TENREIRO (1906-1992)

Lot 122
29.11.2023 14:00UTC +01:00
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Starting price
€ 60 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 1088722
Lot 122 | JOAQUIM TENREIRO (1906-1992)
Estimate value
€ 60 000 – 80 000
JOAQUIM TENREIRO (1906-1992)

Table de salle à manger, le modèle créé vers 1960

Palissandre de Rio partiellement peint et verre partiellement peint / partially painted Brazilian rosewood and partially painted glass

76,5 x 206 x 194 cm / 30 1⁄8 x 81 1⁄8 x 76 ¼ in

Portant l'étiquette de l'atelier Tenreiro Móveis e Decorações, Rua 7 de Marco, 30⁄00 - A, Planta N. 478, Industria Brasileira au revers du plateau





Provenance

Collection privée, directement acquise au Brésil.



Literature

Pour le même modèle :

S. Cals, Tenreiro, Bolsa de Arte, Rio de Janeiro, 1998, p. 123.

M. Vasconcellos, M. L. Braga, Móvel brasileiro moderno, FGV Projetos, Rio de Janeiro, 2011, p. 49.



Further details

Issu d’une famille d’artisans menuisiers, Joaquim Tenreiro quitte le Portugal pour s’installer au Brésil en 1928, il a alors 22 ans. Après avoir fait ses armes auprès de fabricants de meubles traditionnels comme Leandro Martins et Laubisch & Hirth, c’est en 1940 que Tenreiro fonde son atelier au profit d’un esthétisme moderne. L’artiste s’éloigne de l’imitation de meubles aux formes conservatrices pour pousser les portes d’une modernité aux influences européennes.
L’impressionnante table de salle à manger présentée ici accompagnée de ses dix fauteuils aux courbes élancées illustre la parfaite harmonie des volumes et la grande qualité d’exécution du travail de l’artiste.
Rien n’est laissé au hasard, le choix des matériaux est pensé au privilège de l’exploitation d’essences exotiques locales et sophistiquées comme le palissandre. L’utilisation de verre partiellement peint et de cannage permet quant à elle un jeu de lumière et de transparence introduisant « un principe auquel (..) le mobilier brésilien moderne devait adhérer : la légèreté ». Joachim Tenreiro
Véritable pont entre un artisanat traditionnel et une modernité épurée, Tenreiro s’inscrit comme le père fondateur du Design brésilien, il participe ainsi à son rayonnement sur la scène artistique internationale. Cet ensemble illustre parfaitement la redécouverte d’un design aux qualités uniques : un mobilier aérien aux traits sensuels.

Joaquim Tenreiro was born into a family of carpentry craftsmen, and moved from Portugal to Brazil in 1928 at the age of 22. After apprenticing with traditional furniture makers such as Leandro Martins and Laubisch & Hirth, Tenreiro founded his own workshop in 1940, focusing on a modern aesthetic. The artist moved away from the imitation of conservative furniture shapes to encompass an up-to-date, European-influenced style.
The impressive dining room table presented here, with its ten slender armchairs, illustrates the perfect harmony of volumes and the high quality of the artist's workmanship.
Nothing is left to happenstance, and the choice of materials is carefully thought out, with the emphasis on the use of sophisticated local exotic woods such as rosewood. The use of partially painted glass and wickerwork creates a play of light and transparency, introducing, according to Tenreiro: “a principle to which (...) modern Brazilian furniture had to adhere: lightness.”
A veritable bridge between traditional craftsmanship and refined modernity, Tenreiro is considered the founding father of Brazilian design. Thus, he contributes to its influence on the international art scene. Thus, this collection perfectly illustrates the rediscovery of a design featuring unique qualities: airy furniture with sensual lines.
Medium:Glass, Wood, Rosewood
Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:Brazil, South America
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Tables, Dining tables
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