Lucio Fontana
Concetto spaziale, Attese

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Artist Lucio Fontana (Italian, born Argentina, 1899–1968)Italian, born Argentina, 1899–1968

CultureItalian

Titles

Concetto spaziale, Attese
Spatial Concept, Waiting

Date1965

Made inItaly

MediumWater-based paint on canvas

Dimensions32 × 25 3/4 in. (81.3 × 65.4 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law

Object number2004.16

Not on view

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York]; purchased by Caroline Wiess Law, Houston, April 2000, until d. 2003; bequeathed to MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"Lucio Fontana," Sperone Westwater, New York, February 16–April 1, 2000.

"A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–April 25, 2004.

"Constructing Abstraction: Selections from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007.

"Europe 1900–1975: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4, 2014–January 4, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Painted on verso upper left: "ATTESE"

Painted on verso, vertically up the left side: "1. For Tarro (?) 'Concetta Spaziale' "

Illegible marks on verso bottom: "...Bay nel mio...(?)

Back label "Marlborough Galleria d'Arte...Roma...N.R 920"

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