Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1964.
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010
signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'l. Fontana Concetto spaziale 'ATTESE' 1+1-7/V/H oggi é venerdì o giovedì?' (on the reverse); waterpaint on canvas; 18 1/8 x 21¾in. (46 x 55.2cm.). Executed in 1964 . Estimate £600,000 - £800,000 - Price Realized £993,250
Provenance: Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. London, 8 December 1983, lot 614.
Galleria d'Arte Medea, Milan.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 29 November 1995, lot 34.
Private Collection, Milan.
Private Collection, Belgium.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature: E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: catalogo generale, vol. II, Milan 1986, no. 64 T 114 (illustrated, p. 538).
E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana: catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, vol. II, Milan 2006, no. 64 T 114 (illustrated, p. 724).
Christie's. The Italian Sale, 14 October 2010, London, King Street www.christies.com