Lucio Fontana - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; Austin, University of Texas Art Museum, Lucio Fontana: the spatial concept of art, 6 January - 27 March 1966, no. 72, n.p.
    Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Fiftn Collectors Club, 4 June - 10 July 1966, no. 34

  • Catalogue Essay

    'I made a hole. Infinity passes through, light passes through, there's no need to paint ... everyone thought I wanted to destroy but that's not true, I created, not destroyed' - Lucio Fontana

PROPERTY FROM THE MILES AND SHIRLEY FITERMAN COLLECTION

Ο127

Concetto spaziale

incised 'L.Fontana' lower edge
glazed terracotta
20.3 x 61 x 20.3 cm (7 7/8 x 24 x 7 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1964.

Estimate
£120,000 - 150,000 ‡♠

Sold for £143,750

Contact Specialist

Tamila Kerimova
Director, Specialist
Head of Day Sale
+44 20 7318 4065
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 3 October 2019