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Lot 14 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)

Concetto spaziale, Attese

Closed11 February 2010

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GBP 481,250

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Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
signed, titled and inscribed 'l. fontana concetto spaziale ATTESE 1+1 - 374ZZ' (on the reverse)
waterpaint on canvas
28½ x 23 5/8in. (72.5 x 60cm.)
Executed in 1962

Collection del Vayo, Caracas.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 10 February 2005, lot 19.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

'With the slash I invented a formula that I don't think I can perfect. I managed with this formula to give the spectator an impression of spatial calm, of cosmic rigour, of serenity in infinity' (Fontana, quoted in E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, Vol. I, Milan 2006, p. 105).