Sold
£571,500
Est
£550,000
-
£750,000
‡ ♠
Live Auction
20TH CENTURY TO NOW
ARTIST
Lucio Fontana
Size
100.3 x 81.2 cm (39 1/2 x 31 7/8 in.)
Description
PRIVATE COLLECTION SOLD IN BENEFIT OF MUSEU VASSOURAS, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Medium
waterpaint on canvas
Signature
Executed in 1966-1967.
Provenance
Collection of Emilio Arditti, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection
Christie's, London, 6 March 2018, lot 43
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogue raisonné des peintures, sculptures et environnements spatiaux, vol. II, Brussels, 1974, no. 66-67 B 1, p. 148 (illustrated)
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo generale, vol. II, Milan, 1986, no. 66-67 B 1, p. 506 (illustrated)
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazione, vol. II, Milan, 2006, no. 66-67 B 1, p. 695 (illustrated)