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

Date1960

Made inItaly

MediumWater-based paint on canvas

Dimensions49 1/2 × 39 5/8 in. (125.7 × 100.6 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law

Object number2004.15

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 310

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.

"Brought to Light: Recent Acquisitions in Latin American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 13, 2005–January 2, 2006.

"Declaring Space: Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein, Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko," The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, September 30, 2007–January 6, 2008.

"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.

"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 across the top: ".1 For Torra (?)"

Painted on verso left center: "1+1 - 73A"

Illegible marks on verso across the bottom.

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