Lucio Fontana - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Collection Francesco de Bartolomeis
    Galleria Blu, Milan
    Galleria Rino Costa, Valenza
    Private Collection, Turin
    Private Collection, Milan
    Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 12 November 1999, lot 205
    Acquired at the above sale by the late owner

  • Exhibited

    Milan, Galleria Blu, Lucio Fontana, il gesto e la materia, 1 December 1983 - 14 January 1984
    Valenza, Galleria Rino Costa, April 1995

  • Literature

    Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogue Raisonné des Peintures, Sculptures et Environnements Spatiaux, vol. II, Brussels, 1974, no. 54 V 1, pp. 208-209 (illustrated, p. 209)
    Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogo generale, vol. II, Milan, 1986, no. 54 V 1, p. 716 (illustrated)
    Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo Ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, vol. II, Milan, 2006 -2015, no. 54 V 1, p. 921 (illustrated)

A Tale of Two Cities: Property from the Estate of Howard Karshan

Ο108

Concetto spaziale

signed 'l. Fontana' lower left; further signed and dated 'l. Fontana 1954' on the reverse
oil and ink on card laid on canvas
18.1 x 19.4 cm (7 1/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Executed in 1954.

Estimate
£40,000 - 60,000 ‡♠

Sold for £72,500

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 4 October 2018