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Lucio Fontana
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Lucio Fontana
- Concetto Spaziale, Natura
- terracotta
- 45.5 by 23.5 by 8.5cm.
- 17 7/8 by 9 1/4 by 3 3/8 in.
- Executed in 1959, this work is unique. Three posthumous bronze casts were fabricated from its design.
Provenance
Collection T.R.F., Milan
Gallery Art Point, Tokyo
Galleria Niccoli, Parma
Zeno Birolli, Milan
Private Collection, Japan
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, Part II, 27 June 1996, Lot 191
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Gallery Art Point, Tokyo
Galleria Niccoli, Parma
Zeno Birolli, Milan
Private Collection, Japan
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, Part II, 27 June 1996, Lot 191
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Lucio Fontana, 1970, no. 210, illustrated (catalogued as 1961-62 2 A)
Tokyo, Tama Art University Museum, Lucio Fontana: Spatial Conception, 1990, p. 16, no. 12, illustrated in colour
Tokyo, The Yomiuri Shimbun and Mitsukoshi Museum of Art; Kagoshima, City Museum of Art; Nishinomiya, Otani Museum of Art, Lucio Fontana. La Penetrazione dello Spazio, 1992, p. 106, no. 71, illustrated in colour
Tokyo, Tama Art University Museum, Lucio Fontana: Spatial Conception, 1990, p. 16, no. 12, illustrated in colour
Tokyo, The Yomiuri Shimbun and Mitsukoshi Museum of Art; Kagoshima, City Museum of Art; Nishinomiya, Otani Museum of Art, Lucio Fontana. La Penetrazione dello Spazio, 1992, p. 106, no. 71, illustrated in colour
Literature
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogue Raisonné des Peintures et Environments Spatiaux, Vol. II, Brussels 1974, p. 103, no. 59 N 27, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. I, Milan 1986, p. 349, no. 59 N 27, illustrated
BT, vol. 44, no. 656, July 1992, p. 170, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. II, Milan 2006, p. 521, no. 59 N 27, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. I, Milan 1986, p. 349, no. 59 N 27, illustrated
BT, vol. 44, no. 656, July 1992, p. 170, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. II, Milan 2006, p. 521, no. 59 N 27, illustrated
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition: This work is in very good condition.
"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."