Oscar Niemeyer

originally designed for the SESC Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1990

Overall excellent condition. The leather with some very minor soiling as a result of handling. The proper right front corner with an area of impact measuring approximately 2 inches in length. The veneer is lightly shipped with minor losses. Overall this appears as a ding, and is slightly visible in the catalogue illustration. Top edges of the both of the arms with some minor scratches and smaller dings
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

The Oscar Niemeyer Foundation is a private, non-profit research and documentation center for modern architecture and design in Brazil. Created in 1988 by a group of Oscar Niemeyer's colleagues, friends, and family members, the primary mandate of the Foundation is to promote awareness of the international significance of Niemeyer's oeuvre and to facilitate access to information on his career by preserving the records of his practice and collecting all available material pertaining to his work.

 

The Foundation's focus has since grown to include documenting other important twentieth-century Brazilian architects, and the Foundation, with its library and archives, now offers the most extensive resource available for research on Oscar Niemeyer and his contemporaries. In its sixteen years of existence, the Foundation has played an increasingly important role in the preservation and dissemination of the history of modernism in Brazil by making its collections available to the public; offering a series of grants that support scholarly research; organizing and facilitating the development of exhibitions and public programs such as colloquia, seminars, and lectures; and advising architects and conservators in the responsible restoration and preservation of modern buildings.

 

The Foundation's mandate is unique in Brazil, and it is officially recognized as being of public interest and utility by the Federal Government of Brazil and the governments of the Federal District, the State, and the City of Rio de Janeiro.