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LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968

Rosario, Argentina 1899-1968 Varese, Italy (Italian)

Title: Composition II from, Untitled | Senza Titolo, 1968

Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching with Embossing and Punched Holes on CM Fabriano Wove Paper

Paper size: 64 x 48 cm. / 25.2 x 18.9 in.

Additional Information: This work is hand signed in pencil by the artist “L. Fontana” in the lower right image. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 80, in the lower left image.

It was printed by Stamperia 2RC, Rome and co-published by 2RC Editrice, Rome and Marlborough Galleria d’Arte, Rome.

The paper bears the publisher’s blindstamp in the lower left corner and the Fabriano watermark in the upper left corner.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints, 9 December 1999, Lot 564 Private collection, USA

Literature: Ruhé, H. and Rigo, C. (2006). Lucio Fontana: Graphics, Multiples and More. Amsterdam: Tuja Books.

Reference: Ruhé and Rigo, E-34

Condition: Very good condition. Unobtrusive, pinpoint foxmarks across the sheet. A pale stain, verso, not visible recto. Minor areas of skinning from previous hinging, verso.