Fontana, Lucio

Folio (18 3/4 x 12 7/8 in; 477 x 327 mm), unboun as issued, publisher wrappers and slipcase, numerous full-page reproductions of works of Fontana, in colours, with the fac-simile of the Manifesto Blanco of 1946 the artist elaborated with his pupils from the Academy of Altamira; one of the very rare 5 deluxe copies, n° 2, with an original work signed Fontana (watercolour, ink, pencil and holes; 18 1/2 x 12 5/8 in; 470 x 320 mm) and the autograph colophon signed by Lucia Fontana, justifying the copy to "La Libreria La Balance di Bruxelles. Lucio Fontana. Milano 23.1.67".

Librairie La Balance, Brussels - From Mrs. Betty Barman collection - Sotheby's Paris, May 30, 2006, lot 94 (acquired by the present owner).

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This important book is the last publication of Fontana for a retrospective/homage at the Galleria Apollinaire to his work, reproducing in full his original Manifiesto Blanco from 1946 in which he set forth the parameters for his art movement, “spatialism” which was going to revolutionize post-war Italian art.

The 5 deluxe copies were enriched with a large and significant original work of the artist.