Sale: 534 / Contemporary Art Day Sale, Dec. 09. 2022 in Munich Lot 221

 

221
Lucio Fontana
Concetto Spaziale Cratere, 1968.
Multiple. Porcelain, black glazing
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 10,800
Sold:
€ 10,625 / $ 11,475

(incl. surcharge)
Concetto Spaziale Cratere. 1968.
Multiple. Porcelain, black glazing.
Verso with the edition plate "ars porcellana - rosenthal relief reihe" and with the plate "by courtesy of marlborough - new york - london - roma". Presumably copy outside the edition of 75. 38 x 28 x 5 cm (14.9 x 11 x 1.9 in).
Published by Rosenthal, Selb 1968. [SM].
• Family-owned since the 1970s.
• Next to the ball-shaped bronzes and the slit canvasses, the artist made the Rosenthal porcelain reliefs in the 1960s.
• In 1964, the documenta curator Arnold Bode suggested Philip Rosenthal to make a series of works by contemporary artists in porcelain
.

PROVENANCE: Private collection (since ca. 1970s).
Private collection Czech Republic (acquired directly from the above).

LITERATURE: Cf. Harry Ruhé/Camillo Rigo, Lucio Fontana. Graphics, Multiples and more.., Amsterdam 2006, C-2, p. 144.




221
Lucio Fontana
Concetto Spaziale Cratere, 1968.
Multiple. Porcelain, black glazing
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 10,800
Sold:
€ 10,625 / $ 11,475

(incl. surcharge)