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Lucio Fontana

Lot 588
Concetto Spaziale Ovale, 1968
White porcelain, unglazed

7.1 x 17.3 x 7.1 in (18.0 x 44.0 x 18.0 cm)
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Lot 588
Concetto Spaziale Ovale, 1968
White porcelain, unglazed
7.1 x 17.3 x 7.1 in (18.0 x 44.0 x 18.0 cm)
Estimate:
€ 15,000 - 20,000
Auction: 21 days

Van Ham Kunstauktionen

City: Cologne
Auction: Jun 04, 2025
Auction number: A533
Auction name: Modern, Post War & Contemporary
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Lot Details
FONTANA, LUCIO
1899 Rosario/Argentina - 1968 Comabbio, Varese/Italy

Title: "7 di Denari (Settebello)".
Date: 1957.
Technique: Oil and glass stones on canvas.
Mounting: Mounted on wood.
Measurement: 14,5 x 9cm.
Notation: Signed and dated lower right: l.fontana 57. Inscribed and titled verso: N° 19. "7 DI DENARI (SETTEBELLO)".
Frame/Pedestal: Framed. Not examined out of the frame.


Provenance:
- Galleria Blu, Milan
- Private collection Italy
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia

Literature:
- Crispolti, Enrico (ed.) Fontana - Catalogo generale, Vol. II, Milan 1986, cat. rais. no. 57 V I, ill.

- Small, enchanting work with great symbolic power
- Unmistakeably bears the signature of the greatest Italian artist of the post-war period
- Title refers to an important playing card from a traditional Italian card game.
Lot Details
FONTANA, LUCIO
1899 Rosario/Argentina - 1968 Comabbio, Varese/Italy

Title: "7 di Denari (Settebello)".
Date: 1957.
Technique: Oil and glass stones on canvas.
Mounting: Mounted on wood.
Measurement: 14,5 x 9cm.
Notation: Signed and dated lower right: l.fontana 57. Inscribed and titled verso: N° 19. "7 DI DENARI (SETTEBELLO)".
Frame/Pedestal: Framed. Not examined out of the frame.


Provenance:
- Galleria Blu, Milan
- Private collection Italy
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia

Literature:
- Crispolti, Enrico (ed.) Fontana - Catalogo generale, Vol. II, Milan 1986, cat. rais. no. 57 V I, ill.

- Small, enchanting work with great symbolic power
- Unmistakeably bears the signature of the greatest Italian artist of the post-war period
- Title refers to an important playing card from a traditional Italian card game.
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