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Lot 139
  • 139

Lucio Fontana

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Lucio Fontana
  • Concetto Spaziale
  • signed and dated 57; signed, titled and incorrectly dated 1954 on the reverse
  • pastel on canvas
  • 100 by 70cm.; 39 3/8 by 27 1/2 in.

Provenance

Toninelli Arte Moderna, Milan
Galleria Levi, Milan
Galleria Seno, Milan
Sale: Christie's, London, 20th Centaury Art, 1 July 1999, Lot 691
Private Collection, Milan

Literature

Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II, Brussels 1974, p. 57, no. 57 G 2, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo Generale, Vol. I, Milan 1986, p. 193, no. 57 G 2, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. I, Milan 2006, p. 348, no. 57 G 2, illustrated



Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. On close inspection there is light wear to all four corner tips. There are a small number is tiny losses; a few towards the lower left corner on the extreme left edge, a tiny speck of loss to the centre of the top extreme edge and a further speck above the centre of the composition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet 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."

Catalogue Note

"With my innovation of the hole pierced through the canvas in repetitive formations, I have not attempted to decorate a surface, but on the contary; I have tried to break its dimensional limitations. Beyond the perforations, a newly gained freedom of interpretations awaits us, but also, and just as inevitably, the end of art."

Lucio Fontana quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, Minneapolis, Walker Art Centre, Lucio Fontana, 1966