Live Auction 156520/21 Design
JOSÉ ZANINE CALDAS (1919-2001)
Lot 230

JOSÉ ZANINE CALDAS (1919-2001)

A RARE BENCH, CIRCA 1975

Closed4 November 2014

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GBP 22,500

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JOSÉ ZANINE CALDAS (1919-2001)
A RARE BENCH, CIRCA 1975
carved and polished solid juerana trunk
24 in. (71 cm.) high; 67 ½ in. (171.5 cm.) wide; 25 ¾ in. (65 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Born in Belmonte on the southern costa of Bahia, José Zanine Caldas was a self-taught artist, designer and architect. The present lot articulates the principles that guided his vision of furniture making. A functional piece, the bench reflects the dynamism of the wood, the grains, the cracks and changes imposed by time to now become essential components of the design.