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Concetto spaziale, Natura
Details
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Natura
each: incised with the artist's initials and numbered 'L.F. 2/2' (under the base)
bronze, in six parts
(i) 19 5/8 x 13 3/8 x 5 1/8in. (50 x 34 x 13cm.)
(ii) 12 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 3½in. (31 x 20 x 9cm.)
(iii) 20 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 4¾in. (53 x 22 x 12cm.)
(iv) 20 7/8 x 17 x 4 3/8in. (53 x 43 x 11cm.)
(v) 25 1/8 x 11 3/8 x 5 7/8in. (64 x 29 x 15cm.)
(vi) 18 1/8 x 8¼ x 3 1/8in. (46 x 21 x 8cm.)
Conceived in 1959 and casted at a later date, these works are number two from an edition of two, plus one artist's proof
Concetto spaziale, Natura
each: incised with the artist's initials and numbered 'L.F. 2/2' (under the base)
bronze, in six parts
(i) 19 5/8 x 13 3/8 x 5 1/8in. (50 x 34 x 13cm.)
(ii) 12 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 3½in. (31 x 20 x 9cm.)
(iii) 20 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 4¾in. (53 x 22 x 12cm.)
(iv) 20 7/8 x 17 x 4 3/8in. (53 x 43 x 11cm.)
(v) 25 1/8 x 11 3/8 x 5 7/8in. (64 x 29 x 15cm.)
(vi) 18 1/8 x 8¼ x 3 1/8in. (46 x 21 x 8cm.)
Conceived in 1959 and casted at a later date, these works are number two from an edition of two, plus one artist's proof
Provenance
(i)-(ii), (vi) Galerie Bonnier, Geneva.
(iii), (v) Galerie Bonnier, Geneva.
Jiyugaoka Gallery, Tokyo.
(iv) Galerie Bonnier, Geneva.
Dan Glck, Tel Aviv.
(i)-(vi) Anon. sale, Christie's London, 24 October 1996, lot 48.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
(iii), (v) Galerie Bonnier, Geneva.
Jiyugaoka Gallery, Tokyo.
(iv) Galerie Bonnier, Geneva.
Dan Glck, Tel Aviv.
(i)-(vi) Anon. sale, Christie's London, 24 October 1996, lot 48.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
(i)-(vi) E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogue raisonné des peintures, sculptures et environnements spatiaux, vol. II, Brussels 1974, no. 59 N 4, 25, 27, 28, 31 and 32 (terracotta versions illustrated, pp. 102-104).
(i)-(vi) E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo generale, vol. I, Milan 1986, no. 59 N 4, 25, 27, 28, 31 and 32 (terracotta versions illustrated, pp. 345 and 348-349).
(iv) C. Chilosi and L. Ughetto, La ceramica del Novecento in Liguria, Genova 1994, no. 233 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 183).
(ii) E. Garampelli, "Quelle invenzioni rivoluzionarie", in Amica, Milan, 10 May 1996 (another from the edition illustrated, unpaged).
(i)-(vi) E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, vol. I, Milan 2006, no. 59 N 4, 25, 27, 28, 31 and 32 (terracotta versions illustrated, p. 518, 521-524).
(i)-(vi) E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo generale, vol. I, Milan 1986, no. 59 N 4, 25, 27, 28, 31 and 32 (terracotta versions illustrated, pp. 345 and 348-349).
(iv) C. Chilosi and L. Ughetto, La ceramica del Novecento in Liguria, Genova 1994, no. 233 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 183).
(ii) E. Garampelli, "Quelle invenzioni rivoluzionarie", in Amica, Milan, 10 May 1996 (another from the edition illustrated, unpaged).
(i)-(vi) E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: Catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, vol. I, Milan 2006, no. 59 N 4, 25, 27, 28, 31 and 32 (terracotta versions illustrated, p. 518, 521-524).
Exhibited
(i)-(vi) Krefeld, Galerie Merian Edition, Lucio Fontana, 1899-1968, 1973 (another from the edition exhibited).
(i)-(vi) Verbania-Pallanza, Museo del Paesaggio, Biennale Internazionale di scultura contemporanea, Aptico, il senso della natura, 1976 (another from the edition exhibited).
(i)-(vi) Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Arte in Italia: 1960-1977, 1977 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, pp. 23 and 76).
(i)-(ii), (v) Rimini, Sala Comunale d'Arte Contemporanea, Lucio Fontana. Mostra Antologica, 1982, no. 78, 81 and 83 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, unpaged).
(ii), (v) Varese, Villa Mirabello, Lucio Fontana. Mostra Antologica, 1985, no. 93 and 94 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, unpaged).
(iii)-(iv), (vi) Munich, Staatsgalerie Moderner Kunst, Lucio Fontana, 1983-1984, no. 68, 69 and 71 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated, p. 93). This exhibition later travelled to Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe and Bielefeld.
(ii), (v) Toyama, The Museum of Modern Art, Lucio Fontana, 1986, no. 22 and 24 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated pp. 80-81 and 112). This exhibition later travelled to Karuizawa, The Museum of Modern Art Seibu Takanawa; Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art; Fukushima, Iwaki City Art Museum and Amagasaki, Seibu Tsukashin.
(i)-(iv), (vi) Frankfurt, Galerie Neuendorf, Lucio Fontana. 60 Werke aus den Jahren 1938 bis 1966, 1987-1988, no. 28-29 and 33 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, unpaged).
(i)-(iv), (vi) New York, Panicali Fine Art, Lucio Fontana, Works 1958-1965, 1988, no. 5 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, unpaged).
(iii)-(vi) Paris, Galerie Karsten Greve, Lucio Fontana. Peintures et sculptures, 1989-1990 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour pp. 120-123).
(ii), (v) Mannheim, Städtische Kunsthalle, Bildhauerei in Mailand 1945-1990, 1990-1991 (another from the edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Milan, La Permanente and Florence, Fondazione Marini.
(i)-(ii) Fukuyama, Museum of Art, Afro - Burri - Fontana, 2002, no. 54 and 56 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour pp. 123, 124 and 357). This exhibition later travelled to Osaka, The National Museum of Art.
(i)-(vi) Verbania-Pallanza, Museo del Paesaggio, Biennale Internazionale di scultura contemporanea, Aptico, il senso della natura, 1976 (another from the edition exhibited).
(i)-(vi) Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Arte in Italia: 1960-1977, 1977 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, pp. 23 and 76).
(i)-(ii), (v) Rimini, Sala Comunale d'Arte Contemporanea, Lucio Fontana. Mostra Antologica, 1982, no. 78, 81 and 83 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, unpaged).
(ii), (v) Varese, Villa Mirabello, Lucio Fontana. Mostra Antologica, 1985, no. 93 and 94 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, unpaged).
(iii)-(iv), (vi) Munich, Staatsgalerie Moderner Kunst, Lucio Fontana, 1983-1984, no. 68, 69 and 71 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated, p. 93). This exhibition later travelled to Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe and Bielefeld.
(ii), (v) Toyama, The Museum of Modern Art, Lucio Fontana, 1986, no. 22 and 24 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated pp. 80-81 and 112). This exhibition later travelled to Karuizawa, The Museum of Modern Art Seibu Takanawa; Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art; Fukushima, Iwaki City Art Museum and Amagasaki, Seibu Tsukashin.
(i)-(iv), (vi) Frankfurt, Galerie Neuendorf, Lucio Fontana. 60 Werke aus den Jahren 1938 bis 1966, 1987-1988, no. 28-29 and 33 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, unpaged).
(i)-(iv), (vi) New York, Panicali Fine Art, Lucio Fontana, Works 1958-1965, 1988, no. 5 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, unpaged).
(iii)-(vi) Paris, Galerie Karsten Greve, Lucio Fontana. Peintures et sculptures, 1989-1990 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour pp. 120-123).
(ii), (v) Mannheim, Städtische Kunsthalle, Bildhauerei in Mailand 1945-1990, 1990-1991 (another from the edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Milan, La Permanente and Florence, Fondazione Marini.
(i)-(ii) Fukuyama, Museum of Art, Afro - Burri - Fontana, 2002, no. 54 and 56 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour pp. 123, 124 and 357). This exhibition later travelled to Osaka, The National Museum of Art.
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