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Lucio Fontana
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Lucio Fontana
- Concetto Spaziale
- signed
- ceramic
- 15 by 45 by 15 cm. 5 7/8 by 17 3/4 by 5 7/8 in.
- Executed in 1960-66.
Provenance
Collection Ugo Mulas, Milan (acquired directly from the artist in the late 1960s)
Condition
Colour:
The colour in catalogue is fairly accurate, although the illustration fails to convey the glittery the surface.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals a couple of very light scratches to the underside. Inspection under ultra-violet light reveals some minor restoration to the second and fourth hole.
"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
“I was thinking of those worlds, of the moon with these... holes, this atrocious unnerving silence, and the astronauts in a new world. And, then, these... in the artists imagination... these immense things billions of years old – man arrives, in this deathly silence, in this anguish, and leaves a living sign of his presence... were these not the solid shapes that bore signs of wanting to make inert matter come alive?”
Lucio Fontana cited in: Exh. Cat., London, Hayward Gallery, Lucio Fontana, 2000, p. 194.