Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)

Sold
€ 15 147 000
Auction date Classic
20.10.2022 13:00 UTC +00:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 832080
Lot 13 | Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)

[Concetto spaziale]

signé 'l. fontana' (en bas à droite); signé et inscrit 'l. fontana ''Concetto spaziale''' (au dos)

huile sur toile

200 x 200 cm.

Exécuté en 1960



signed 'l. fontana' (lower right); signed and inscribed 'l. fontana ''Concetto spaziale''' (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

78 1/2 x 78 1/2 in.

Executed in 1960





Provenance

Collection particulière, Milan.

Acquis auprès de celle-ci par la famille du propriétaire actuel à la fin des années 1970, puis par descendance.



Literature

E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogue raisonné des peintures, sculptures et environnements spatiaux, vol. II, Bruxelles, 1974, no. 60 B 38 (illustré, pp. 70-71).

E. Crispolti, Fontana, Catalogo generale, vol. I, Milan, 1986, no. 60 B 38 (illustré, p. 245).

E. Crispolti, R. Siligato, catalogue d'exposition, Lucio Fontana, Palazzo delle Esposizioni à Rome, Milan, 1998, no. 4/P/15 (illustré, p. 274).

Auteur collectif, Lucio Fontana, Stasera inauguro la mia mostra da Palazzoli, Milan, 1999 (illustré, p. 36; vue historique).

E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo generale di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, vol. I, Milan, 2006, no. 60 B 38 (illustré, pp. L, 405).



Exhibited

Milan, Galleria Blu, Fontana, octobre-novembre 1964, no. 56 (exposé et listé au catalogue d'exposition; avec la date erronée).

Turin, Galleria Civica, Lucio Fontana, février-mars 1970, no. 200 et no. 211 (exposé et illustré au catalogue d'exposition, p.64; avec le medium et la date erronés).

Toyama, Toyama The Museum of Modern Art, (avril-juin); Karuizawa, The Museum of Modern Art Seibu Takanawa (juillet-septembre); Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art (septembre-octobre); Fukushima, Iwaki City Art Museum (octobre-novembre); Amagasaki, Seibu Tsukashin (novembre-décembre), Lucio Fontana, 1986, no. 42 (exposé et illustré au catalogue d'exposition, pp. 49, 114).

Palma de Majorque, Fundació La Caixa (juin-septembre); Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (septembre-novembre), Lucio Fontana, Entre matéria y espacio, avril-juin 1998, no. 74 (exposé et illustré au catalogue d'exposition, pp. 121, 134).



Special notice


On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in lots consigned for sale which may include guaranteeing a minimum price or making an advance to the consignor that is secured solely by consigned property. This is such a lot. This indicates both in cases where Christie's holds the financial interest on its own, and in cases where Christie's has financed all or a part of such interest through a third party. Such third parties generally benefit financially if a guaranteed lot is sold successfully and may incur a loss if the sale is not successful.
Artist's Resale Right ("droit de Suite").
If the Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer also agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
ƒ: In addition to the regular Buyer’s premium, a commission of 5.5%
inclusive of VAT of the hammer price will be charged to the buyer.
It will be refunded to the Buyer upon proof of export of the lot
outside the European Union within the legal time limit.
(Please refer to section VAT refunds)
This item will be transferred to an offsite warehouse after the sale. Please refer to department for information about storage charges and collection
details.



Sale room notice

Additional Literature:
P. Campiglio, Fontana, in "Arte e Dossier", Florence November 2008, p. 38 (illustrated)
G. Celant, Lucio Fontana, Ambienti spaziali, Milan 2012, p. 254, no. 278 (illustrated)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
20.10.2022 – 20.10.2022
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchase Conditions of purchase

More from Creator

LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968)
LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968)
£2 500 000
LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968)
LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968)
£10 000
Lucio Fontana. Concetto Spaziale (Ovale violet avec fente)
Lucio Fontana. Concetto Spaziale (Ovale violet avec fente)
€4 000
Lucio Fontana. Alfa Romeo Trophäe
Lucio Fontana. Alfa Romeo Trophäe
€3 000
Lucio Fontana
Lucio Fontana
€1 800
Lucio Fontana
Lucio Fontana
€2 000
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
€22 000
Lucio Fontana
Lucio Fontana
€100 000

Related terms