Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, 2008
Sotheby's, New York, "Important Design," December 12, 2019, lot 315
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Evelise Grunow, Hugo França, Rio de Janeiro, 2007, pp. 90-91 for a similar example

Property from a Private New York Collection

105

Hugo França

"Tafui" bench

circa 2008
Pequi.
36 1/2 x 95 3/4 x 72 in. (92.7 x 243.2 x 182.9 cm)

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000

Sold for $12,700

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FREESTYLE: Living with Art & Design, Property from a Private New York Collection

New York Auction 5 June 2024

101
Lina Bo Bardi
Chair, designed for the SESC-Pompéia Center, São Paulo
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,350
102
Lois Dodd
Broad Cove on a Cloudy Day
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $35,560
103
José Zanine Caldas
Wall-mounted shelf
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,400
104
Arlene Shechet
Drawing Fire: Show Me Moons
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,096
105
Hugo França
"Tafui" bench
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $12,700
106
Frank Walter
Untitled (Blue Sky, Grey Land, Three Trees)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,255
107
José Zanine Caldas
Side table
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,255
108
André Bloc
"Boomerang" desk and chair, designed for the Villa Bellevue, Meudon, France
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $33,020
109
Studio Nucleo
"Souvenir of the Last Century (Thonet n°14)" chair
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,350
110No Reserve
Dominique Zimbacca
Side chair
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $3,048
111
Mose Tolliver
Antique Chair with a Lamp in Front
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $2,794
112
Gunilla Jung
Pair of ceiling lights, model no. 1088
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,335
113
Sean Scully
6.18.91
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,320
114
André Borderie
Large bowl
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
115
Susan Walp
Cut Open Grapefruit in Green Dish with Bricks, Shell, Knife, and Photocopy
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $8,255
116
Pierre Chapo
Sideboard, model no. R28
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $38,100
117
Katherine Bradford
Six Swimmer Ocean Swim
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $76,200
118No Reserve
Jacques Adnet
Occasional table
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $2,794
119
Heidi Lau
Container of Worlds I
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $9,525
120
Pierre Chapo
Side chair, model no. S46, from the "Chlacc" series
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $6,985
121No Reserve
Juliette Derel
Wall light
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $3,810
122
Rick Lowe
Untitled #010722
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $139,700
123
Maarten Baas
Set of eight "Clay" chairs
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $17,780
124
Pierre Sabatier
"Solitaire" coffee table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
125
Raoul De Keyser
Stock Américain
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
126
Jean Prouvé and Henri Prouvé
Long bench, from the Sterenden Moor villa, Saint Briac
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $76,200
127
Imi Knoebel
Figura B
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $76,200
128
Jean Prouvé
Five-panel screen
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $40,640
129
This lot is no longer available.
130
Le Corbusier
Pair of ventilator shutters, designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh, model no. LC-EA-05-A
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $15,240
131
Katherine Bradford
Superman Responds 4
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $10,160
132
Charlotte Perriand
Unique ceiling light, designed for Huguette and Jean Borot, Paris, France
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $48,260
133
Katherine Bradford
Superman Responds 5
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $8,255
134
Sol LeWitt
Form Derived From A Cube
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,860
135
Donald Moffett
#10 (Lot 081200)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,240
136
Pierre Szekely
"Espace Établi"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
137
Felipe Baeza
Déjate Caer
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,510
138
Brook Hsu
Pale Green
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,700
139
Seth Becker
Coconut Crab
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $17,780
140
Giancarlo Valle
Pair of "Puff" armchairs
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $22,860
141
Jos Devriendt
Set of three "2CR" wall lights
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
142
Minjae Kim
Set of three tables
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,970
143
Will Gabaldón
Landscape 8/19/23
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,430
144
Giancarlo Valle
Pair of "Cage" armchairs and ottomans
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $50,800
145
Louis Fratino
After the Shower
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,065
146
Minjae Kim
Pair of unique table lamps
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,080
147
This lot is no longer available.
148
Minjae Kim
"Shaped Fiberglass Chair I"
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,826
149No Reserve
Pope.L
Failure Drawing #702 Mountain With Fence on Right
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $2,794
150No Reserve
Pope.L
Failure Drawing #33 Red Cloud
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $3,556
151
Peter Voulkos
Plate
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,826
152
Alexandre Noll
Vide poche
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,302
153
André Borderie
Vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,255
154
Georges Jouve
"Téton centré" tile panel
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,795
155
Frances Stark
Love, Only Love (or American Woman)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,320
156
Carl Andre
intimate
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,240
157
Rirkrit Tiravanija
Untitled (make war against absurdity)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,302
158
David Novros
Barranca N.M.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,795
159
Chantal Joffe
Hettie Judah
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $63,500
160
Paul P.
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,255
161
Alice Neel
Jar from Samarkand
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,270
162
Alice Neel
Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $5,334
163No Reserve
Terence Main
"Golden Boy" armchair
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $572
164
Axel Salto
Vase in the "Sprouting" style, model no. 20817
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,480
165
Axel Salto
"Aktaeon" mask
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
166
Axel Salto
Vase in the "Sprouting" style, model no. 20817
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,940
167
Axel Salto
Monumental vase in the "Budding" style
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $57,150
168
Axel Salto
Vase in the "Budding" style, model no. 20226
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,480
169
Axel Salto
"Core of Power" (“Kraftens Kerne”), model no. 21375
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $95,250
170
Robert Gober
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,480
171
Robert Gober
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
172
Robert Gober
Untitled (Study for DIA)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
173No Reserve
Dan Levenson
SKZ A3 Format Student Painting Storage Box, Room 8723
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $1,905
174
Sido Thevenin and François Thevenin
Sofa
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $21,590
175
Susan Rothenberg
Red Dance (G. 1280, M. 28)
Estimate $500 - 1,000
Sold for $1,651
176
Myron Stout
Untitled, from the Rubber Stamp Portfolio
Estimate $300 - 500
Sold for $191
177No Reserve
Gilbert Valentin
Pitcher
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $6,096
178
Sky Glabush
Night Dance
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $101,600
179
Michael Raedecker
south from tomorrow
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $15,240
180No Reserve
John Button
Sunset: La Camargue
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $635
181No Reserve
John Button
Spider Mums
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $318

FREESTYLE: Living with Art & Design, Property...

New York Auction 5 June 2024

Provenance

Literature

105

Hugo França

"Tafui" bench

FREESTYLE: Living with Art & Design, Property from a Private New York Collection