19 avril 2017

Exhibition at Tornabuoni Art London goes behind the scenes’ of paintings

Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, 1967. 60 x 60 cm. Tornabuoni Art © 2017 LONDON.- ‘Recto/Verso: Behind the Italian Monochrome’ at Tornabuoni Art London invites viewers to literally ‘go behind the scenes’ of paintings by Lucio Fontana, Paolo Scheggi, Agostino Bonalumi and Turi Simeti, for the first time ever. Because Tornabuoni is not only a gallery but also owns an important collection of Italian Post-War art, they are able to offer visitors an experience that has until now been reserved for museum curators and... [Lire la suite]

16 avril 2017

Ben Brown Fine Arts at TEFAF New York Spring 2017

Lucio Fontana (Rosario 1899-1968 Varese), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa, 1966. Waterpaint on canvas, 146 x 115 cm. Signed, titled and inscribed 'l. Fontana / “Concetto Spaziale” / ATTESA / Ogni povero / uomo può / fare dell’arte / e della critica'. Photo courtesy Ben Brown Fine Arts Provenance: Marlborough Galleria d’Arte, Rome; Galerie Stutz, Pulver & Co., Vaduz; Galleria Moretto, Brescia; Zanibelli collection, Milan; Sotheby`s London, 23 October 1997; private collection, Milan; acquired by the... [Lire la suite]
18 février 2017

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa, 1965

Lot 62. Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa, signed, titled and inscribed hoy es un dia meravilloso on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas, overall: 84.5 by 84.5 cm. 33 1/4 by 33 1/4 in., each edge: 60 cm. 23 5/8 in. Executed in 1965. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Franco Passoni, Milan Acquired from the above by the present owner in the early 1980s Exhibited: Turin, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, Lucio Fontana, February - March 1970,... [Lire la suite]
28 septembre 2016

Exhibition outlines the relationship between Fontana and Melotti

Lucio Fontana (1899 – 1968), Concetto Spaziale, 1968, 82 x 65 cm. Courtesy Mazzoleni © Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan. LONDON.- Mazzoleni announces an exhibition outlining the influential relationship between two major Post-War Italian artists, Lucio Fontana (1899–1968) and Fausto Melotti (1901– 1986). Curated by Daniela Ferrari, art historian and curator at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto (MART), Italy, ‘Angelic Spaces and Infinite Geometries’ explores the parallels in the... [Lire la suite]
24 juin 2014

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa. Photo Sotheby's signed, titled and inscribed Verga, vergone, vergani, vergottini, virgolette on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas 64 by 54cm.; 25 1/8 by 21 1/4 in. Executed in 1966. Estimate 800,000 — 1,000,000 GBP Provenance: Private Collection, MilanSale: Finarte, Milan, 2 December 1971, Lot 28Tonina Bedei, MilanGalleria dei Mille, Bergamo Acquired directly from the above by the present owner circa 1973Literature: Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogue... [Lire la suite]
24 juin 2014

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa. Photo Sotheby's signed, titled and inscribed Dovrei andare a Parigi con Crippa on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas, 116 by 89cm.; 45 3/4 by 35in. Executed in 1965. Estimate 2,200,000 — 3,000,000 GBP Provenance: Galleria la Polena, GenoaAcquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1966 Exhibited: Genoa, Galleria la Polena, Lucio Fontana, 1966, n.p., illustrated Literature : Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogue Raisonné des Peintures et Environments... [Lire la suite]

21 mai 2013

Six works of Lucio Fontana at Sotheby's Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Milan's sale

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa. Photo Sotheby's signed, titled and inscribed on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas, executed in 1968. Estimation: 450,000 - 550,000 EUR firmato, intitolato e iscritto Dieci rintocchi di campana sul retro, idropittura su tela, cm 55x46. Eseguito nel 1968 Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa. Photo Sotheby's signed, titled and inscribed Oggi è venuto a trovarmi Adriana on the... [Lire la suite]
17 février 2013

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attesa

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attesa. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 signed, titled and inscribed 'l. Fontana "Concetto Spaziale" ATTESA 1+1 ZHii33 Domani Vado a Castellaras per decorare una villa' (on the reverse), waterpaint on canvas, 48 5/8 x 35 3/8in. (116 x 90cm.). Executed in 1964. Price Realized: £3,961,250 Provenance: Serge de Bloe Collection, Brussels.Galen Weston Collection, Toronto.Anon. sale, Christie's Paris, 4 December 1996, lot 35.Acquired at the above sale by the present owner. ... [Lire la suite]
20 janvier 2013

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa. Photo Sotheby's signed, titled and variously inscribedStrepitoso/Gimondi/dominato/Pulidor/nella/“Cronoscalata” on the reverse; waterpaint on canvas, 118 by 91cm. 46 1/2 by 35 5/8 in. Executed in 1965. Estimation: 2,200,000 - 2,800,000 GBP PROVENANCE:  Marlborough Gallery, RomeCattaneo Collection, BresciaGalleria Leone, VeniceAcquired directly from the above by the present owner in the early 1970s ... [Lire la suite]
10 octobre 2012

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa - Photo Sotheby's signed, titled and inscribed oggi quanta tristeza, quanta voglia di…on the reverse; waterpaint on canvas; 54.5 by 46cm.; 21 1/2 by 18 1/8 in. Executed in 1966. Estimation: 500,000 - 600,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Institute of Contemporary Art, London, 1967Pines Collection, New YorkStudio Casoli, MilanAcquired from the above by the present owner circa 2003 LITTERATURE: Enrico Crispolti, Catalogue Raisonné des Peintures,... [Lire la suite]