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Oscar Niemeyer
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Oscar Niemeyer
- Prototype Lounge Chair
with foil label Fundaçäo Oscar Niemeyer/Prototipo
together with the Foundation's Certificate of Authenticity
- ebonized wood and leather
originally designed 1972-1978
Literature
David Underwood, Oscar Niemeyer and the Architecture of Brazil, New York, 1994, p. 150 (for examples in Brasilia's airport, at the monument for Juscelino Kubitschek)
Jean Petit, Niemeyer, Poète d'Architecture, Lugano, 1995, p. 383
Jean Petit, Niemeyer, Poète d'Architecture, Lugano, 1995, p. 383
Condition
Overall excellent condition. With very minor surface scratches to the underbase. The angle of the cushion of the backrest is adjustable.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Niemeyer's most popular design, the first appearance of the lounge chair and ottoman was a bent steel version, produced by Mobilier International, for the Parti Communiste Francais (PCF) building in Paris (1967-1980). A bentwood version was first producted in 1978 by Tendo.
"It is not the right angle that attracts me, nor the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. What attracts me is the face and sensual curve... the curve I find in the mounts of my country, in the sinuous course of its rivers, in the body of the beloved woman. The entire universe is made of the curved universe of Einstein."
-Oscar Niemeyer