Joaquim Tenreiro Brazil, 1906-1992
Oval Coffee Table from solid "trunk" furniture series, 1955
Top in Pau Amarelo wood & rosewood feet
26 x 171 x 88.8 cm
10 1/4 x 67 3/8 x 35 in
10 1/4 x 67 3/8 x 35 in
Manufactured by Langbach & Tenreiro
Further images
Joaquim Tenreiro is seen as the founding father of the Brazilian modernist movement and a forerunner in the use of rediscovered raw materials. This work is among the rarest and...
Joaquim Tenreiro is seen as the founding father of the Brazilian modernist movement and a forerunner in the use of rediscovered raw materials. This work is among the rarest and most important designs from his solid “Trunk" furniture series.
Provenance
Commissioned directly from the artist, circa 1955Private Collection, Sao Paulo