Concetto Spaziale - Teatrino (bianco). 1968.
Multiple. Relief of four die cut cardboard sheets.
Signed and numbered on the reverse. From an edition of 75 copies. 70 x 70 cm (27.5 x 27.5 in).
From the series "6 teatrini", released in Edition Plus Suzanne L. Fischer, Baden-Baden 1968. [KA].

• From a series of six “Teatrini”, in which the artist combines his famous “Buchi” (holes) with figurative elements.
• Among Lucio Fontana's editions, the red, black and white “Teatrini” are among the most sought-after works on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• The artist took part in documenta II (1959) and documenta 4 (1968) in Kassel.

LITERATURE: Harry Ruhé, Camillo Rigo, Lucio Fontana. graphics, multiples and more., Amsterdam 2006, no. M-11 (illustrated).

In 1964, Fontana created the first light-hearted and playful "Teatrini", the small theaters. They represent a distinctive element in the artist's spatial concepts, as they combine the familiar principle of the "Buchi" (holes) with unusually figurative elements. In front of the sheets of cardboard perforated in decorative lines, the artist places silhouettes reminiscent of landscapes with hills, rocks or trees. The separation of the two levels creates a peep-box effect with a closed section of space, which Fontana calls a “spazialismo realista”, a realistic space. The developments in space travel in the 1960s, which reached a temporary climax in 1966 with the first unmanned moon landing, inspired the artist to this group of works. [KA]

In good condition. Two of the four die-cut cardboard sheets minimally loosened at the top. Minimally browned in the margins as a result of the framing. With very few minimal traces of rubbing, primarily in the margins, but not impairing the beautiful overall impression.
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