Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) Lounge chair Imbuia and leather Laubisch & Hirth edition Designed around 1942 H 79 × W 160 × D 59.5 cm Note: Designed for Francisco Inácio Peixoto's Inácio Peixoto's residence in Cataguases. The house was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and the gardens by Burle Marx. All the furniture was Laubisch-Hirth, the country's leading furniture country's leading furniture manufacturer at the time where Joaquim Tenreiro worked. The preparatory of seven pieces, but only three were actually but, as far as we know, only three were ever produced to our knowledge: two are in the listed the listed residence of Francisco Inácio Peixoto in Cataguases and our copy. Provenance : - Model created for the residence of Francisco Inácio Peixoto in Cataguases for Benedeta Hirth - Collection of Roberto Hirth, heir to the eponymous publisher - Acquired from the latter A copy of the preparatory drawing and a copy of the letter of provenance from Roberto Hirth may be given to the buyer.