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Lucio Fontana

Lot 32
Concetto Spaziale - Teatrino (nero), 1968
Multiple

27.6 x 27.6 in (70.0 x 70.0 cm)
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Lot 32
Concetto Spaziale - Teatrino (nero), 1968
Multiple
27.6 x 27.6 in (70.0 x 70.0 cm)
Estimate:
€ 8,000 - 12,000
Auction: tomorrow

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Mar 15, 2025 03:15 PM
Auction number: 565
Auction name: Online Sale
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Lot Details
Multiple . Relief of four punched cardboard sheets. Signed and numbered on the reverse. From an edition of 75 copies. 70 x 70 cm.
From the series "6 teatrini", published by Edition Plus Suzanne L. Fischer, Baden-Baden 1968. [KA].

• From a series of six “Teatrini” in which the artist combines his famous “Buchi” (Holes) with figurative elements.
• The red, black and white “Teatrini” are among the most sought-after limited editions by Fontana on the international art market (source: artprice.com).
• The artist took part in documenta II (1959) and documenta 4 (1968) in Kassel.
LITERATURE: Harry Ruhé, Camillo Rigo, Lucio Fontana. graphics, multiples and more..., Amsterdam 2006, catalogue raisonné no. M-8 (illustrated).
In 1964, Fontana created the first “Teatrini”, a series of small cheerful theatres, which represent a distinctive form in the artist's spatial concepts, as they combine the familiar principle of the “Buchi” (Holes) with unexpected figurative elements. Fontana places circumferential foreground strips in front of perforated cardboard sheets, creating silhouettes reminiscent of landscapes with hills, rocks, or trees. This division of the two levels creates a 'peep-box' effect with a confined spatial view, described by Fontana as 'spazialismo realista', a 'Realist Spatialism'. This group of works was inspired by the space travel in the 1960s, which peaked with the first unmanned moon landing in 1966. [KA]
In good condition. With very few minimal signs of wear, primarily in the margins. Lower left corner very lightly scuffed. The small jag in the lower right of the cut-out section with a small chip and a small, expertly repaired material loss.
Lot Details
Multiple . Relief of four punched cardboard sheets. Signed and numbered on the reverse. From an edition of 75 copies. 70 x 70 cm.
From the series "6 teatrini", published by Edition Plus Suzanne L. Fischer, Baden-Baden 1968. [KA].

• From a series of six “Teatrini” in which the artist combines his famous “Buchi” (Holes) with figurative elements.
• The red, black and white “Teatrini” are among the most sought-after limited editions by Fontana on the international art market (source: artprice.com).
• The artist took part in documenta II (1959) and documenta 4 (1968) in Kassel.
LITERATURE: Harry Ruhé, Camillo Rigo, Lucio Fontana. graphics, multiples and more..., Amsterdam 2006, catalogue raisonné no. M-8 (illustrated).
In 1964, Fontana created the first “Teatrini”, a series of small cheerful theatres, which represent a distinctive form in the artist's spatial concepts, as they combine the familiar principle of the “Buchi” (Holes) with unexpected figurative elements. Fontana places circumferential foreground strips in front of perforated cardboard sheets, creating silhouettes reminiscent of landscapes with hills, rocks, or trees. This division of the two levels creates a 'peep-box' effect with a confined spatial view, described by Fontana as 'spazialismo realista', a 'Realist Spatialism'. This group of works was inspired by the space travel in the 1960s, which peaked with the first unmanned moon landing in 1966. [KA]
In good condition. With very few minimal signs of wear, primarily in the margins. Lower left corner very lightly scuffed. The small jag in the lower right of the cut-out section with a small chip and a small, expertly repaired material loss.
2 other works by Lucio Fontana
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Lucio Fontana
33 Concetto spaziale - Teatrino (bianco) , 1968
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