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Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Bubble Wrap Chair
Campana Objetos Ltda ME
Brazil, designed 1995
Bubble wrap sheets, chrome painted metal
38 x 23 x 29-1/2 inches (96.5 x 58.4 x 74.9 cm)
Number 1 from the first edition of 3

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artists, following the close of the current lot's exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art.

EXHIBITED:
Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Projects 66: Campana/Ingo Maurer," November 27, 1998 - January 19, 1999.

LITERATURE:
P. Antonelli, M. Byars, M.H. Estrada, Tropical Modern: The Designs of Fernando and Humberto Campana, New York, 1998, p. 25 (the present lot illustrated);
D. Alfred, Campana Brothers: Complete Works (So Far), New York, 2010, pp. 40, 132 (model illustrated).

Heritage Auctions would like to thank Estúdio Campana for their assistance in cataloguing the present lot.

An additional example of this work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.



More information about Fernando Campana Artist.

Condition Report*: Bubble wrap replaced and silver paint applied to metal base by Al Williams under the direction of Estudio Campana. Light flaking to paint on legs. Seat height 16 1/4 inches.
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May, 2025
15th Thursday
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