Caio Fonseca

American · b. 1959 · Painter, Printmaker

Caio Fonseca is an American painter. He is the son of the Uruguayan sculptor Gonzalo Fonseca; the artist Bruno Fonseca was his brother, the writer Isabel Fonseca and the… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Caio Fonseca, Tenth Street #7Tenth Street #7Rago Auctions · $56,250≈ £42,652≈ €48,267Sign up to see
  2. Caio Fonseca, Fifth Street Painting C02.34, 2002, oil on canvasFifth Street Painting C02.34Rago Auctions · $37,500≈ £26,479≈ €30,708Sign up to see
  3. Caio Fonseca, Pietrasanta Painting C99.37, 1999, acrylic on canvasPietrasanta Painting C99.37Phillips · $32,500≈ £25,373≈ €29,213Sign up to see

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  1. Caio Fonseca, Notation (Blue), 1998, soft-ground etching in colors with roulette and chine collé on Somerset white
    Notation (Blue), 1998
    Etching · Paper
    7¾ h x 10¾ w in (20 x 27 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 161
    $1,260≈ £1,040≈ €1,195Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  2. Caio Fonseca, Untitled - Orangle Squiggles #AP1, 2004, colour etching on paper
    Untitled - Orangle Squiggles #AP1, 2004
    Etching · Paper
    29.2 x 47.6 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 215
    CA$1,638≈ $1,211≈ £1,056≈ €1,212Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$1,000–1,200View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
  3. Caio Fonseca, Untitled Invention, 1999, Color softground and spitbite aquatint with hand-stamping on Somerset white paper
    Untitled Invention, 1999
    Etching · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 207
    $3,250≈ £1,951≈ €2,366Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Caio Fonseca, untitled, 1999, etching on paper
    untitled, 1999
    Etching · Paper
    8¼ h x 13¼ w in (21 x 34 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 230
    $1,750≈ £1,082≈ €1,271Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  5. Caio Fonseca, Untitled, 1998, Etching, on Chine collé to wove paper, with full margins
    Untitled, 1998
    Etching · Paper
    I. 10 7/8 x 8 in. (27.6 x 20.3 cm) S. 19 x 17 in. (48.3 x 43.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 281
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $700–1,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Caio Fonseca, Dark Stripe, 1998, Color soft-ground etching with drypoint and spit-bite on Somerset white paper
    Dark Stripe, 1998
    Etching · Paper · ed. 1/30
    23 5/8 x 33in
    Bonhams · · Lot 5126
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
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