On Thursday June 10th, PIASA is offering an American and Brazilian design auction representing the production of the 1950s to 1970s.
This sale will be held in two parts: the first session will include 136 lots of American design, with works by leading figures in the field (George Nakashima, Paul Evans, Judy McKie, etc.), while the second session will feature 57 lots of furniture by Brazilian designers such as José Zanine Caldas, Joaquim Tenreiro, Jorge Zalszupin, etc.
The American and Brazilian design sales organised by PIASA have become a popular meeting place for design collectors, who are keen to see this unusual configuration. This spring's sale brings together an exceptional catalogue of 193 lots representative of design creation in the United States and Brazil during the second half of the 20th century.
The American catalogue includes a significant group of furniture by designer George Nakashima, no less than 24 pieces, as well as remarkable works by Paul Evans, Judy McKie and Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings, represented by some 15 lots.
George Nakashima (1905-1990)
Frenchman's Cove - Unique piece
Estimate : 40 000 - 60 000 €
There are also several artists' creations, such as rugs by Alexander Calder or Frank Stella, a coffee table by Sol Lewitt, a metal sculpture by Harry Bertoia and a highly sculptural cardboard armchair by the architect Frank Gehry.
Harry Bertoia
Sonambient series
Estimate : 20 000 - 30 000 €
For the Brazilian part, the great creators of the time are present, with significant sets of each one's production: half a dozen pieces by José Zanine Caldas, as many for Jorge Zalszupin and Sergio Rodrigues and a little more than a dozen for Joaquim Tenreiro.
José Zanine Caldas (1919-2001)
Bench
Estimate : 20 000 - 30 000 €
Overall, this sale is distinguished by a very select selection of pieces, almost museum-like in character, which in the case of several objects, were only produced in a single copy.
