Joaquim Tenreiro
Portuguese-Brazilian, 1906–1992
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Bio
Referred to often as the “father” of Brazilian modernism, furniture designer Joaquim Tenreiro, who was born in Portugal and moved to Rio de Janeiro in the late 1920s, refused to indulge the parochial tastes of his new country and instead challenged …
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Coffee Table, ca. 1960Contact for Price
long bench, 1950sContact for Price
Checkerboard coffee table, ca. 1950Contact for Price
Checkerboard coffee table in ebonized wood., ca. 1950Contact for Price
Custom-made rosewood bar with diamond cutout detailing, 1969Sold
Dining table, 1948Contact for Price
Sem título, 1958Contact for Price
Set of eight (8) dining chairs in rosewood with cane seat and back, ca. 1949Contact for Price
Dining table, ca. 1950Contact for Price
Desk, 1950sContact for Price
Works for sale
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Joaquim TenreiroEarly reading chair, 1950Contact for Price- Joaquim TenreiroDining table, 1948Contact for Price
- Joaquim TenreiroDesk, 1950sContact for Price
Joaquim Tenreiro"Low bedroom chair", 1950sContact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroSet of four chairs, 1950sContact for Price- Joaquim TenreiroDining table, ca. 1950Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroGray lounge chair (seat height: 18.25"), designed by Joaquim Tenreiro, ca. 1954Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroSide chair with undulating armrests, 1948Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroSet of eight "First Chairs" with jacaranda frame and cane seat. , 1942Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroSoft-edged rectangular dining table in jacaranda with black underpainted glass top and curved legs. , 1949Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroPair of upholstered lounge chairs with turned hardwood legs. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950s. (Seat: 16"), ca. 1950Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroPair of Lounge Chairs, 1950-1959Contact for Price- Joaquim TenreiroCheckerboard coffee table in ebonized wood., ca. 1950Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroTwo-piece credenza in jacaranda with four doors and curved sides, ca. 1950Contact for Price- Joaquim TenreiroSet of eight (8) dining chairs in rosewood with cane seat and back, ca. 1949Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroChair in solid Brazilian hardwood with upholstered seat and back, ca. 1954Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroTwo-seat "Tree Trunk Bench" in solid, shaped rosewood, ca. 1954Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroSolid tree trunk coffee table made of a thick cross section of vinhatico wood, 1950Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroCredenza in jacaranda with four doors and four drawers, ca. 1950Contact for Price
Joaquim TenreiroStool in rosewood with an upholstered cushion, 1950Contact for Price
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