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Lucio Fontana
Estimate
200,000 - 250,000 GBP
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Description
- Lucio Fontana
- Concetto Spaziale
- signed; signed, titled and dated 52 on the reverse
- oil and pencil on canvas
- 50 by 60.2cm.
- 19 3/4 by 23 3/4 in.
- Executed in 1960.
Provenance
Collection T.F.R., Milan
Private Collection, Hamburg
Private Collection, Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Hamburg
Private Collection, Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Frankfurt, Galerie Neuendorf, Lucio Fontana, 1987-8, no. 43, illustrated in colour
New York, Panicali Fine Art, Lucio Fontana, 1988, p. 9, illustrated in colour
New York, Panicali Fine Art, Lucio Fontana, 1988, p. 9, illustrated in colour
Literature
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogue Raisonné des Peintures, Sculptures et
Environnements Spatiaux, Vol. II, Brussels 1974, p. 70, no. 60 B 40, illustrated
Blolaffi. Catalogo Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, no. 16, Vol. I, Milan 1980, pp. 112, XIII, 5, all illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Generale, Vol. II, Milan 1986, p. 246, no. 60 B 40, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. I, Milan 2006, p. 405, no. 60 B 40, illustrated
Environnements Spatiaux, Vol. II, Brussels 1974, p. 70, no. 60 B 40, illustrated
Blolaffi. Catalogo Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, no. 16, Vol. I, Milan 1980, pp. 112, XIII, 5, all illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Generale, Vol. II, Milan 1986, p. 246, no. 60 B 40, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. I, Milan 2006, p. 405, no. 60 B 40, illustrated
Condition
Colour: What appears white in the catalogue illustration is pale grey in the original. Please refer to the updated catalogue illustration available online or by contacting the department.
Condition: The work is in very good condition. There is minor canvas draw accompanied by slight folding at the top left corner. Close inspection reveals a faint scuff mark towards the top corner of the left edge, a few more on the bottom edge towards the left corner, and a faint curving scuff mark towards the bottom centre of the work. No restoration is visible under ultraviolet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“He is the enemy of media purity, and chooses the ambiguous borders between the arts, where paintings look like sculpture and sculpture meets painting halfway, in a series of overlappings and conflations.”
(Lawrence Alloway speaking in 1961, quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, London, Hayward Gallery, Lucio Fontana, 1999, p. 30)