The work “Concetto Spaziale” by Lucio Fontana, created between 1964 and 1965, is dominated by a dark oval form, drawn with a decisive gesture, enclosing a light area interrupted by vertical cuts. However, these interventions are not decorative but structural, as they introduce a real discontinuity into the surface.
From a theoretical perspective, the work fully belongs to the research of Spatialism, the movement founded by Fontana, which sought to overcome the traditional limits of two-dimensional representation. As a result, the paper support is no longer a simple surface, but a field of action in which gesture, matter, and void enter into dialogue.
Fontana is a central figure in international twentieth-century art. In particular, during the 1960s, his production on paper developed alongside his work on canvas, maintaining the same conceptual and experimental coherence. Therefore, “Concetto Spaziale” represents a significant example of the mature reflection by Lucio Fontana, in which the sign, the cut, and real space become fundamental tools for redefining the language of contemporary art.
Description: Ink, black gouache and cuts on cardboard, signed lower right, bearing on the reverse the stamp of Galleria Apollinaire Edizioni, Milan, H cm 32×47.
Notes: Work accompanied by a letter from Galleria Nucleo, Bologna, dated 27 January 1979.
Publications: L. M. Barbero, “Lucio Fontana. Catalogue Raisonné of Works on Paper, Volume III”, Geneva–Milan, Skira, 2013, p. 905, figs. 64–65, DSP 153.
Provenance: Private Collection Zaccardi, Bologna; Galleria Nucleo, Bologna; Galleria Apollinaire Edizioni, Milan; Alessandro Passarè, Milan.
Hammer Price: € 28.750,00
Auction 73 – June 25th 2024 – Modern and contemporary art
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