Giuseppe Scapinelli, “Agua” coffee table
Giuseppe Scapinelli (1911 - 1982)
"Agua" low table
circa 1950
Low table in blackened wood. The sculptural and asymetrical base holding a free-shaped frame in which comes a glass top. This elegant table is part of an ensemble of pieces created in the 1950’s in an organic and fluid style.
Height 40 cm (15 3⁄4 in) - Lenght 109 cm (43 in) - Width 64,5 cm (25 1⁄2 in)
Provenance : Private collection, Brazil
Literature :
- Exhibition catalog «Modernité du design brésilien de 1950 à 1980», du 6 septembre au 31 octobre 2018, Galerie Chastel-Maréchal, Paris, our table reproduced pp. 42-43
- "Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950 : O Designer da Emaçao", Sergio Campos, éditions Artemobilia, Galeria publicações, Sao Paulo, 2015, p. 86 for a similar model in light wood.
