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Important 20th Century Design Session 1

20 May 2007

Important 20th Century Design Session 1

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Renato Bassoli
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Italy, c. 1950
welded and blackened steel, glass, bronze 29 h × 51¼ w × 31½ d in (74 × 130 × 80 cm)

estimate: $15,000–20,000

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A surrealistic symbiosis occurs within this table, pairing the human with the structural. Bassoli's highly charged and intuitively designed furniture forms were never mass produced, and offer a view into Bassoli's mysterious world.

Renato Bassoli 1915–1982

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Born in Milan, Italy in 1915, Renato Bassoli was a celebrated sculptor, ceramicist, and furniture designer. He studied at the Brera Academy from 1937 through 1948 and later the Scuola del Castello. His body of work is deeply rooted in humanism and the celebration of life. After World War II, he moved to Paris where he worked until his death in 1981.

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