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Lucio Fontana
Estimate
220,000 - 280,000 GBP
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Description
- Lucio Fontana
- Concetto Spaziale, Teatrino
- signed and titled on the reverse
- waterpaint on canvas and lacquered wood
- 109.7 by 109.7 by 6cm.; 43 1/4 by 43 1/4 by 2 3/8 in.
- Executed in 1966.
Provenance
Galleria dell'Ariete, Milan
Beatrice Monti, Milan
Galleria Milano, Milan
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Milan, Palazzo Reale, Lucio Fontana, 1972, p. 244, no. 197, illustrated
Mantova, Casa del Mantegna, Lucio Fontana. Teatrini, 1997, pp. 44-45, illustrated in colour
Pirano, Obalne Galerije Piran, Lucio Fontana, 1998, illustrated in colour
Literature
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II, Brussels 1974, p. 177, no. 66 TE 21, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogo Generale, Vol. II, Milan 1986, p. 621, no. 66 TE 21, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti e Ambientazioni, Vol. II, Milan 2006, p. 810, no. 66 TE 21, 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. Close inspection reveals some minor scuffs towards the top right and top left corners and a minor loss to the bottom left corner tip and towards the bottom of the left edge, all of which fluoresce darker under ultra-violet light. There are some very fine hairline cracks to the vertical edges of the frame that are consistent with the grain of the wood. There are a few short and unobtrusive rub marks to the canvas, notably towards the top edge.
"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
"Those 'spatial concepts', that are in a way synthetically figurative and narrative, which Fontana familiarly called 'little theatres' ... reflect the imaginative polarity expressed in a new clarity of design... [They] represent a hypothesis of figuration, where the monochrome sky spatially perforated with constellations of holes in different conformations is distanced by the frame, which has various protruding shapes."
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: paintings, sculptures and drawings, Skira, Milan, 2005, p. 31