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Lucio Fontana
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Lucio Fontana
- Concetto Spaziale, Attese
- signed, titled and inscribed In American Piove, 1 + 1 - UT3 on the reverse
- waterpaint on canvas
- 81 by 100cm.; 31 7/8 by 39 3/8 in.
- Executed in 1959.
Provenance
Marlborough Galleria d'Arte, Rome
Sale: Sotheby's, Milan, Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, 21 November 1995, Lot 157, illustrated in colour
Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1996
Exhibited
Milan, Museo della Permanente, Lucio Fontana e Milano, 1996, pp. 119 and 152, no. 29, illustrated in colour
Milan, Tornabuoni Arte, Lucio Fontana, 1996, pp. 88-89, illustrated in colour
Milan, Tornabuoni Arte, Lucio Fontana, 1996, pp. 88-89, illustrated in colour
Literature
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II, Brussels 1974, pp. 84-85, no. 59 T 56, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Generale, Vol. I, Milan 1986, p. 287, no. 59 T 56, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. I, Milan 2006, p. 454, no. 59 T 56, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Generale, Vol. I, Milan 1986, p. 287, no. 59 T 56, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. I, Milan 2006, p. 454, no. 59 T 56, illustrated
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. The edges of the slashes protrude outwards.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. A few scattered minute spots of white media accretion have adhered to the work's surface in the right half of the composition, visible upon close inspection only. A faint horizontal white rub mark can be noticed to the bottom left edge. There are a few fine horizontal hairline cracks to the extreme edges of the slashes, with some minor associated media losses, as well as a few further hairline cracks between the second and third slashes. There is a further light feather crack to the left edge, approximately halfway down.
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."
"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."