ID 908049
Lot 34 | LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968)
Estimate value
£ 1 500 000 – 2 000 000
Concetto spaziale, Attese
signed, titled and inscribed 'Concetto Spaziale ATTESE l. fontana 1+1 88884' (on the reverse)
waterpaint on canvas
24 1/4 x 18 3/8in. (61.5 x 46.7cm.)
Executed in 1961
Provenance
Jean-Paul Meulemeester, Brussels.
Serge de Bloe Collection, Brussels.
Private Collection, Brussels (acquired from the above in 1966).
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 4 February 2004, lot 8.
Private Collection, Switzerland.
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 24 October 2005, lot 18.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo generale, vol. II, Milan 1986, no. 61 T 77 (illustrated, p. 439).
E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana. Catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, vol. II, Milan 2006, no. 61 T 77 (illustrated, p. 623).
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| Artist: | Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968) |
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| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968) |
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