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Lucio Fontana — Concetto spaziale, Attesa
Lucio Fontana

Concetto spaziale, Attesa

1961

Lucio Fontana's 'Concetto spaziale, Attesa' is an oil on canvas work from 1961 that exemplifies the artist's signature slashed canvas technique. The work explores the relationship between space and matter, with the incision suggesting infinite space beyond the painted surface. This piece is a cornerstone of Fontana's Spatialism movement, which sought to transcend traditional painting boundaries.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Evening Auction

November 19, 2021

Estimate: $2,000,000$3,000,000

Lot 129

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Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Attesa, 1961

Lucio Fontana's 'Concetto spaziale, Attesa' is an oil on canvas work from 1961 that exemplifies the artist's signature slashed canvas technique. The work explores the relationship between space and matter, with the incision suggesting infinite space beyond the painted surface. This piece is a cornerstone of Fontana's Spatialism movement, which sought to transcend traditional painting boundaries.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1961
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Slash, Spatialism, Monochrome, Conceptual, Minimalist, Italian, White, Abstract, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Sebastián Naranjo, Alex Capecelatro