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Lucio Fontana (1989-1968)
Lot 9 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

Lucio Fontana (1989-1968)

Concetto spaziale, Attesa

Closed11 February 2015

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GBP 1,762,500

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Lucio Fontana (1989-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attesa
signed twice, titled and inscribed '"Concetto Spaziale" l. Fontana ATTESA Ho sbagliato prima ci voleva l. fontana' (on the reverse)
waterpaint on canvas
21 ¾ x 18 3/8in. (55.5 x 46.5cm.)
Executed in 1964

M. d'Arquian, Brussels.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owners before 1985.

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 the serenity of infinity’ (L. Fontana, quoted in E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo ragionata di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, vol. 1, Milan 2006, p. 105)