Lucio Fontana. 1899-1968: A Retrospective
New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1977. 1st Edition. Quarto, publisher's stiff photo-illustrated wraps.
Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition of work by influential Italian-Argentinian painter, sculptor, and theorist Lucio Fontana held at the Guggenheim Museum in 1977. The first major retrospective of his work in the US, the show presented over 100 pieces, including sculptures, drawings, and a number of his concetto spaziale paintings, monochromatic surfaces disrupted by patterns of holes or slashes to the canvas. With an essay by art historian Erika Billeter, chronology, and selected bibliography. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. Fine. Item #6672
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