Artist
Lucio Fontana Italian, born Argentina, 1899–1968
CultureItalian
Titles
- Concetto Spaziale, Ovale
- Spatial Concept, Oval
Date1968
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall (Each): 6 1/2 × 17 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (16.5 × 44.5 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.856.1,.2
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"One Person Exhibition," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 1999.
"Modernist Ceramics," Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto.
"Modern Art from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, December 12, 2007–April 6, 2008.
"The Scholar's Eye," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 16–September 1, 2008.
"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.
"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4–June 3, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Circular label on underside: "ars porcellana / rosenthal relief reihe" printed in white around edge of label; "[signature] / 19/75" marked in black ink at center of label
Signed in black on underside: "l. Fontana"
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