Lot 137
- 137
Lucio Fontana
Estimate
120,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Lucio Fontana
- Concetto Spaziale, Attese
- signed, titled and inscribed Per "che fare" and Tomi eri di Villa Lagarina on the reverse
- waterpaint on canvas
- 41.4 by 33.1cm.; 16¼ by 13in.
- Executed in 1967.
Provenance
Galerie Pierre, Stockholm
Chigusa Sawada, Tokyo
Gallery Art Point, Tokyo
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 3 July 1998, Lot 306
Private Collection, Tokyo
Exhibited
Tokyo, Tama Art University Museum, Lucio Fontana, Spatial Conception, 1990, p. 63, no. 59, illustrated in colour
Tokyo, Art Point Contemporary Gallery, Lucio Fontana, 1991, no. 9, illustrated in colour
Literature
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II, Brussels 1974, p. 189, no. 66 T 17
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Generale, Vol. II, Milan 1986, p. 656, no. 67 T 17, illustrated
Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo Ragionato di Sculture, Dipinti, Ambientazioni, Vol. II, Milan 2006, p. 85ꦕ3, no. 67 T 17, illustrated
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the colour tends more towards florescent yellow in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is some minor wear in places along the overturned edges, most notably one to the lower centre of the right hand edge. There is a light rub mark towards the upper left hand corner. There is a minute media accretion towards the centre left of the upper left hand quadrant. There is rust to some of the nails along the four turnover edges and some very fine and stabile cracking surrounding some of these nails. No restoration is apparent under ultra-violet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."