Lucio Fontana
Italian · 1899–1968 · Painter, Sculptor
Lucio Fontana was an Italian sculptor, painter, and theorist. He is known as the founder of Spatialism and exponent of abstraction. Some of these ideas can be seen in his… (Wikipedia)
12 works by Lucio Fontana with an auction history (offered more than once) →
2 works by Lucio Fontana coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
Concetto spaziale, AttesePhillips · $3,015,000≈ £2,230,855≈ €2,554,003Sign up to see
Concetto spaziale, AttesaPhillips · $2,345,000≈ £1,467,367≈ €1,750,784Sign up to see
Concetto spaziale, NaturaPhillips · £1,629,000≈ $2,146,045≈ €1,847,490Sign up to see
Lucio Fontana’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
2 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
492 results · page 9 of 13
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €80–120
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–200
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €15,000–20,000
- Little Theatre, 1966Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200
- Little Theatre, 1966Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200
- Little Theatre, 1966Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200
- Little Theatre, 1966Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200
- Figure, 1930Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,800–3,500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €12,000–20,000
- Spatial Concept, 1955Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–15,000
Also offered, result not published (120)
Lots by Lucio Fontana that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Lucio Fontana signature
139 catalogued lots by Lucio Fontana record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (42% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signiert und nummeriert verso unten: 41/75 l. Fontana
— Teatrino (rosso), Van Ham, Dec 3, 2025Signed 'l. fontana' lower right
— Concetto spaziale, Phillips, Jun 26, 2025Signed on the lower centre: L
— Studies for Concetto Spaziale, Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 5, 2024
About Lucio Fontana
Lucio Fontana was an Italian sculptor, painter, and theorist. He is known as the founder of Spatialism and exponent of abstraction. Some of these ideas can be seen in his slashed canvases and his use of neon as a media, like his Milan Triennale piece.
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