Lucio Fontana

Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, 1955. Oil and glass on canvas, 51 x 75 cm. Signed and dated (lower right): “L. Fontana, ’55“; signed, titled and dated (on the reverse): L. Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, 1955". Courtesy MAZZOLENI at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Private Collection, Paris (186/48)Galerie Michel Couturier, ParisGalleria Medea, MilanGalleria Seno, Milan (11/50)Private Collection, Milan (1983) Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) founded his poetics of “Spatialism” on the analysis of the virtual... [Lire la suite]

Maria Manetti Shrem, pictured with her husband, Jan Shrem in 2016, bought the Picasso 25 years ago for £1.2 million. Getty Images. NEW YORK, NY.- This May in New York, Sotheby’s will offer some 17 exceptional works from the collection of Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem, passionate collectors, highly successful entrepreneurs and visionaries and, not least, philanthropists of the highest order whose transformative support has benefitted a wide-range of causes in the fine arts, music, education, and medical... [Lire la suite]

Lot 32. Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Il Guerriero (The Warrior), incised with the artist’s signature 'Fontana' (lower right), reflective glazed ceramic, 42 1/2 x 17 3/8 x 13 3/8in. (108 x 44 x 34cm.) Executed in 1948. Estimate GBP 900,000 – GBP 1,500,000. © Christie's 2023 Provenance: Tofanelli Collection, Milan.Private Collection, Germany.Thence by descent to the present owner in 1979. Literature: G. Ballo, Fontana: idea per un ritratto, Turin 1970, no. 107... [Lire la suite]

Lot 34. Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese, signed, titled and inscribed 'Concetto Spaziale ATTESE l. fontana 1+1 88884' (on the reverse), waterpaint on canvas, 24 1/4 x 18 3/8in. (61.5 x 46.7cm.). Estimate GBP 1,500,000 – GBP 2,000,000. © Christie's 2023 Provenance: Jean-Paul Meulemeester, Brussels.Serge de Bloe Collection, Brussels.Private Collection, Brussels (acquired from the above in 1966).Anon. sale, Christie's London, 4 February 2004, lot 8.Private Collection,... [Lire la suite]

From the Collection of Fausto Paci, Porto San Giorgio. Lot 15. Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, (Attesa), 1964, signed, titled and inscribed (on the reverse); waterpaint on canvas, 41 x 33 cm. Price realised: EUR 942,000 (Estimate EUR 800,000 - EUR 1,200,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2022. MILAN.- The 20th/21st Century Milan Online Sales Part I and Part II achieved a combined total of €6,882,522/£5,928,098/$7,190,782, with strong sell through rates for both sales. The sales focused on the work of... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, (Attesa), 1964. Estimate: €800,000-1,200,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2022. MILAN.- Christie’s presents two Milan based online sales, 20th/21st Century: Milan Online Sale Part I and 20th/21st Century: Milan Online Sale Part II, focused on the work of Italian and international post-war and contemporary artists and offering paintings, works on paper, sculptures, and photographs.The auctions include works by Enrico Castellani, Piero Dorazio, Lucio Fontana, Jannis Kounellis, Christo,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4. Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto spaziale, Attesa, signed, titled and inscribed finalmente è arrivato il sole... on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas, cm 55,5x38,4; inches 21.85 by 15.11. Framed: cm 66,6x49,5x5; inches 26.22 by 19.48 by 1.96. Executed in 1965. Lot sold: 730,800 EUR (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Galleria Rotta, Genoa Rosette d'Incelli Collection, Paris Christie's Paris, Collection Beno et... [Lire la suite]

Lot 109. Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese, signed L. Fontana, titled Concetto spaziale Attese and inscribed Quanta malinconia e tristezza (on the verso), waterpaint on canvas, 100.3 by 81 cm. 39½ by 31⅞ in. Lot sold: 3,787,000 GBP (Estimate: 3,000,000 - 4,000,000 GBP). © Christie's 2022 Property from a European Collection. Provenance: Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist) Sotheby’s London, 1 December 1988, lot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 32. Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, Natura, signed and numbered 62/500 (each), polished bronze, 26 x 22 x 22 cm ; 10 ¼ x 8 11/16 x 8 11/16 in. (each). Executed in 1967, this work is number 62 from an edition of 500. Estimate: 70,000 - 100,000 EUR. © Sotheby's Literature: Camillo Rigo and Harry Ruhé, Lucio Fontana, graphics, multiples and more..., Lavis, 2006, p. 139, no. B-1 and B-2, illustrated in colours (another example) David... [Lire la suite]

Ron Nagle, Captive Morgan, 2012. Faïence, émail, polyuréthane catalysé et résine époxy, H. 13,3 cm x L. 14,6 x l. 14,6 cm ,Collection particulière © Ron Nagle, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery PARIS - L’exposition Les Flammes. L'Âge de la céramique propose une immersion dans le médium de la céramique et associe plus de 350 pièces allant du néolithique jusqu’à nos jours, créant un dialogue inédit et fécond entre des typologies d’objets issus d’époques et de contextes variés, cherchant à déceler les influences autant que les... [Lire la suite]