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LUCIO FONTANA – Some books, catalogues and invitations

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1  CATALOGUE EXHIBITION BAJ, DANGELO, D'ARENA, FONTANA, GRACCO, MANZONI, MUNARI, ORSENIGO, POMODORO. München, Galerie 17, 1957. Orig. wrappers. With 11 b/w illustr. and 2 colour illustr. tipped in. 12 p. * Rare and early catalogue about these "young Italians". - In very good condition. € 90,-

 

2  FONTANA, Lucio. Bilder / Paintings. Köln, Gal. Karsten Greve, 1988. 4to. Orig. boards. Illustr. c., (one fold-out). 54 p. * Fine copy. € 26,-

 

3  - -. La cultura dell'occhio. Rivoli, Castello di Rivoli, 1986. 4to. Orig. half cloth with dustwrapper. Illustr. b/w and c. 124 p. * Texts in Italian and English by Rudi Fuchs a.o. € 40,-

 

4  - -. Fontana. Venezia, Ed. del Cavallino, 1958. Orig. red cloth with punched holes. Leporello with 13 colour plates tipped in. 16 p. * Contains text (in Italian) by Giani Giampiero. - Edition of 600 numbered copies. - Printed/tipped in on yellow paper (7 pages) and black paper (9 pages). - Last plate very sl. damaged, but overall in very good condition. - Still rare! - Ruhé/Rigo, Fontana pp. 194. € 1650,-

 

5  - -. Invitation 'Bilder von Fontana'. Düsseldorf, Gal. Schmela, May/June 1968. Folded card with 6 b/w photograps of Concetto Spatiale on teh reverse. leaf. 14.8 x 42 cm. € 40,-

 

6  - -. Invitation card "Fontana Spazialismo". Stuttgart, Gal. Senatore, Febr. 18th 1961. Cardboard card, printed in grey, yellow and black. € 175,-

 

7  - -. Invitation Fontana. Paris, Gal. Alex. Iolas, April/May 1968. Folded card with a hole, printed in blue. 20.5 x 16.7 cm * With added: Card, written on name, for the opening of the exhibition, 16.5 x 12.5 cm. € 55,-

 

8  - -. Invitation 'Fontana Dessins'. Genève, Gal. Banador, Nov. 1969. Folded card. 10.5 x 14.5 cm * Printed on purple paper. € 55,-

 

9  - -. Invitation Lucio Fontana. Paris, Gal. Alex. Iolas, Mars/Avril 1966. Folded leaf. 25 x 16.5 cm * With Concetto spaziale in green and black. € 85,-

 

10  - -. Lettere di Lucio Fontana a Tullio d'Albisola (1936-1962). A cura de Danilo Presotto. Savona, Ed. Lugiria, 1987. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w and c. 166 p. € 60,-

 

11  - -. Lucio Fontana con opere dal 1931 al 1959. Milano, Ed. della Conchiglia, 1959. Orig. cloth with dustwrappers. Illustr. b/w and c. 68 p. * Very fine copy. € 275,-

 

12  - -. Lucio Fontana. III SALONE internazionale mercanti d'arte moderne. Firenze, Centro Tornabuoni, 1985. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w and c. 20 p. * Text in Italian by Luigi Cavallo. € 16,50

 

13  - -. Manifiesto Blanco 1946. Spazialismo. Milano, Gall. Apolinaire, 1966. Folio. Orig. boards, cloth backed (very sl. stained). Illustr. b/w and c. 80 p. * Contains facsimiles of the pages from the original edition, published in 1946. With translations of text into French, English and German. - Contains also texts by Alain Jouffroy a.o. - Limited edition. - This copy SIGNED BY FONTANA on first page. - Slipcase missing, but overall a very good copy. - Ruhé/Rigo Fontana pp. 197. € 1.100,-

 

14  - -. New York. Milano, Gall. Dell'Ariete, 1962. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. with loose leafed photograph and 4 illustr. in red. 10 p. * Contains the text Good morning to Fontana in Italian and English by Raffaele Carrieri. € 75,-

 

15  - -. Le Ova. Milano, Gall. Dell'Ariete, 1963. Orig. wrappers. Loose leafed with iullustr. in green. 8 p. * Contains the text Le Ova di Fontana in Italian by Gillo Dorfles. - Printed on pink paper. € 65,-

 

16  - -. Peintures et sculptures / Paintings and sculptures / Bilder und Skulpturen. Paris, Gal. Karsten Greve, 1989. 4to. Orig. boards. Illustr. b/w and c. 142 p. * With invitation card. - Fine copy. € 44,-

 

17  - -. Small part of a sketch/design as used for the catalogue no. 412, Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum 1967. ca. 1966/1967. 10 x 18 cm. With in Fontana's handwriting the name "Fontana"in black and with above 3 lines of dots in green. * With on the reverse 5 lines of dots in black. - Comparing with the printed cover of the catalogue, this written name very sl. differs, so it is not the design as use1d for the catalogue!. - In very good condition. € 550,-

 

18  - -. [Without title]. Torino, Gall. Civica, 1970. Orig. wrappers. With more than 230 b/w and c. illustr. 66 p. text. * Texts by Aldo Passoni a.o. - 1 quire loose. € 22,-

 

19  - -. [Without title]. Milano, Palazzo Reale Commune, 1972. 4to. Orig. cloth. Illustr. b/w and c. 312 p. € 32,-

 

20  - -. [Without title]. A cura di Tommaso Trini. Milano, Mazzotta, 1986. 4to. Orig. cloth with dustwrapper. Illustr. b/w and c. 128 p. € 40,-

 

21  FONTANA, Lucio and BURRI, Alberto. Burri e Fontana, 1948-1968. A cura di Bruno Corâ. Milano, Skira, 1996. 4to. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w and c. 244 p. * Texts in Italian and English. € 25,-

 

22  FONTANA, Lucio a.o. Zero avantgarde. Venezia, Gall. Cavallino, May 4th-14th 1965. Photolitograph b/w. 19.8 x 55 cm. * Folded poster/catalogue. - I.a. Armando, Aubertin, Castellani, Fontana, Haacke, Klein, Manzoni, Piene, Schoonhoven, Uecker with bio's on reverse and inserted a text in French and Italian by Gillo Dorfles. € 55,-

 

23  FONTANA, Lucio - BARTOLOMEIS, Francesco de. Segno antidisegno di Lucio Fontana. Torino, Ed. d'Arte Fr. Pozzo, 1967. Sm.4to. Orig. boards. Illustr. b/w. 176 p. * 1st edition. - Fine copy. € 200,-

 

24  FONTANA, Lucio - CIRLOT, Juan-Eduardo. Lucio Fontana. Barcelona, Ed. Gustavo Gili, (1966). Orig. cloth with dustwrapper. Illustr. b/w and c (pasted in). 60 p. * Fine copy. € 125,-

 

25  FONTANA, Lucio - DORFLES, Gillo (introd.) Fontana. Paris, Gal. Alex. Iolas, (1966). Orig. wrappers. With 4 b/w photographs and 4 full page double perforated/cut out pages of paper of different colours (partly Concetti Spaziali). 16 p. * Fine catalogue/artist's book, produced by Sergio Tosi. - Rare publication in absolutely MINT condition. € 900,-

 

26  FONTANA, Lucio - RUHÉ, Harry and RIGO, Camillo. Lucio Fontana. Graphics, multiples and more ... Amst., Tuja Books, 2006. Orig. boards. Illustr. b/w and c. 208 p. * Survey of Fontana's unique works and handmade editions, lithographs, screenprints, bronzes etc., posters (a selection), books/publications (a selection), contributions (a selection). € 35,-

 

27  FONTANA - CRISPOLTI, Enrico and MARCK, J.H.M. van der. Lucio Fontana. Bruxelles, La Connaissance, 1974. 2 vols. Folio. Cloth with dustwrappers. Illustr. b/w and c. 160; 244 p. * I: Essays; II: Catalogue raissoné des peintures, sculptures et environnements spatiaux. - Fine copies. € 65,-

 

28  FONTANA - TAPIÉ, Michel. Devenir de Fontana. Torino/Paris, Fratelli Pozzo/Le Prat, ca. 1962. Oblong 4to. Orig. cloth. Illustr. b/w and c (tipped in). 220 p. * Dustwrappers missing. € 300,-

 

29  SM 1965: 377. NUL negentienhonderd vijf en zestig. 1: Teksten. 2: Foto's. Amst., SM, 1965. 2 vols. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w. 28; 34 p. * Typogr. supervision WIM CROUWEL e.a. (Total Design). - Pol Bury, Yves Klein, Armando, Lucio Fontana a.o. - Very good copies. € 80,-

 


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