27 février 2018

Tornabuoni Arte (Stand 526) at TEFAF Maastricht, March 10-18, 2018

Lucio Fontana (Rosario Santa Fè, 1899 - Varese, 1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1965. Water based paint on canvas, 82 x 66.5 cm (32.3 x 26.2 in.). Signed on the reverse 'l.Fontana/Concetto spaziale, Attese/Quando ò fatto questo quadro pensavo a a Rosario S.Fè’. Tornabuoni Arte © TEFAF 2018 Provenance: Galleria Il Mappamondo, Milan; Panza collection, Milan; Busca 'La Gaia' collection, Cuneo Literature: Tornabuoni Art, Arte moderna e contemporanea. Antologia scelta 2015, Florence 2014, p. 131 Enrico... [Lire la suite]

23 avril 2017

Tornabuoni Arte at TEFAF New York Spring 2017

Lucio Fontana (Rosario 1899-1968 Varese), Concetto Spaziale, 1956. Oil, mixed media and sequins on canvas, 80 x 70 cm (31.5 x 27.6 in.). Courtesy Tornabuoni Arte. Enrico Castellani (Castelmassa, 1930), Superficie Bianca, 1999. Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 200 cm (59 x 78.7 in.). Courtesy Tornabuoni Arte. Paolo Scheggi (Florence 1940-1971 Rome), Zone Riflesse, 1964. Acrylic on overlapped canvases, 60 x 80 cm (23.6 x 31.5 in.). Courtesy Tornabuoni Arte. Lucio... [Lire la suite]
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]
25 septembre 2015

Fontana £15-20 million masterpiece 'La Fine di Dio (The End of God)' to lead London's Frieze Week sales

Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, La Fine di Dio (1963), oil on canvas, 177.6 by 123cm, est. £15 -20m / $23-30.8m. Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON.- Sotheby’s Frieze week sales in London will be led by one of the greatest works of post-war Italian art ever to appear at auction: Lucio Fontana’s Concetto Spaziale, La Fine di Dio (The End of God), 1963. Never previously offered at auction and last exhibited over 30 years ago, Fontana’s masterpiece is estimated at a £15-20m (the current record for the artist stands at... [Lire la suite]
03 avril 2015

Christie's announces Milan Modern & Contemporary Auctions on 28 & 29 April

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attesa, firma, titolo e iscrizione l. Fontana "Concetto spaziale" ATTESA Oggi ò [sic] proprio una gran malinconia (sul retro), idropittura su tela, cm 61x54. Eseguito nel 1964-65. Estimate: Euro 600,000 – 900,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2015. MILAN.- Christie’s presents the annual sale of Milan Modern and Contemporary, taking place on 28 and 29 April 2015 at Palazzo Clerici, Milan. Following the strong results of last year’s auction, which realised €9.8... [Lire la suite]
09 mai 2014

Sotheby's Modern and Contemporary Art sale in Milan to feature important works by Lucio Fontana

MILAN.- The next Modern and Contemporary Art sale of Sotheby’s Milan will be led by highly important works by Lucio Fontana, representing his entire artistic production, concurrently with the major Parisian retrospective.  Dating back to Fontana’s abstract and pre-Informal research, Tavoletta Graffita (Madonna) of 1934 is a rare and powerful work in coloured cement, and is estimated € 120,000-180,000. Follows a very specific italian Collection from the Fifties, entirely focused on ceramic works by Fontana: it comprises a number... [Lire la suite]