LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil and glitter on canvas

Measurements:

39.37 in. (100.00 cm.) (height) by 37.40 in. (95.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated 'l. fontana 52' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'l. fontana 1952 Concetto Spaziale' (on the reverse)

Literature:

E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana. Catalogue raisonné des peintures, sculptures et environnements spatiaux, Brussels 1974, vol. II, no. 56 BA 33 (illustrated with incorrect orientation, p. 51). E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana. Catalogo generale, Milan 1986, vol. I, no. 56 BA 33 (illustrated with incorrect orientation, p. 175). E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana. Catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, tomo I, Milan 2006, vol. I, no. 56 BA 33 (illustrated, p. 328).

Provenance:

Grosso Collection, Turin. Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 29 June 1994, lot 27. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.