Fernando and Humberto Campana

Acquired directly from the producer
Collection of Murray Moss, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2008

Respectiva Campana, exh. cat., Museu da Casa Brasileira, São Paulo, 1998, n.p.
Humberto and Fernando Campana, Campanas, São Paulo, 2003, pp. 138-139
Campana Brothers:  Complete Works (So Far), New York, 2010, p. 86

Overall in very good condition. This chair is an early example of the model, and the wooden elements are attached using a glue adhesive, rather than nails that are utilized in the later production model. With minor evidence of the glue visible, which appears inherent in the production of the work and is not a later issue of condition. The chair is stable and a wonderfully detailed sculpture when viewed in person. A rare early offering by the Campanas.
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The present work is an early example of the "Favela" chair that was executed in the studio of the artists.  The wood elements are affixed to the present lot with a glue adhesive, which is modified to incorporate nails in the later production examples of the model.