Q:12] LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968) A COLLECTION BOOKS BY AND ON LUCIO FONTANA AN ABSOLUTELY HIGHLIGHT: Concetto Spaziale. Venezia, Ed. Cavallino / Milano, Sergio Tosi Stampatore, 1966. Orig. yellow boards with pink lettering. Leporello composed of 24 gold-foil panels of which 15 with Fontana's hole-punched designs. 15 x 10 cm (closed); 15 x 190 cm (open). * Published in an edition of 200 (numbered and signed) copies. - This copy UNNUMBERED, but signed in the colophon and with A DEDICATION BY FONTANA on the title page "All' amico Pettersen affectuosamente Lucio Fontana, Milano 7-8-67". - A very fine copy of this very rare book publication, which also can be considered as a multiple. - "Ruhe/Rigo, Fontana M-3. 2 /Euro 9.500,- ? A COLLECTION, SOLD AS A COLLECTION: Euro 11.500,- 0 I. A SKETCH/DESIGN: 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 [see below], this written name very sl. differs. - In very good condition. II. INVITATIONS: Invitation "Concetti Spaziali de Lucio Fontana". Milano, Libr. A. Salto, April 30th - May 16th 1949. Folded sheet, printed in red and black. 41.5 x 10.5 cm. * One of the earliest Spaziali exhibitions. - Text in black and on reverse the title of the exhibition in facs. of Fontana's handwriting with a transparent line in red (lithography?). - in very good condition. - Very rare. Invitation card "Fontana Spazialismo". Stuttgart, Gal. Senatore, Febr. 18th 1961. Cardboard card, printed in grey, yellow and black. Invitation Lucio Fontana. Klagenfurt, Gal. Wulfengasse 14, 3 - 26 Mai 1965. Folded leaf. With 2 illustr. b/w. 29.6 x 21 cm. III. BOOKS & CATALOGUES: [without title]. Roma, Gall. d'Arte Selecta, 1957. Folded sheet. Illustr. b/w. 6 p. * Contains text (in Italian) by Renato Giani. 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! - "Ruh/Rigo, Fontana pp. 194. 2 [Cat. untitled]. Roma, Gall. l'Attica, 1959. 4to. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w and c. 8 p. Ten paintings of Venice. N.Y., Martha Jackson Gall., 1961. 4to. Orig. wrappers with punched holes. Illustr. b/w and c (tipped in). 20 p. * Fine catalogue with inserted Announcement of the publication "Michel Tapi, Devenir de Fontana". - Corner very sl. bumped, but overall in good condition. Ceramiche di Lucio Fontana. Roma, Gall. del Triangolo, 1961. Sm.8vo. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w. 15 p. [Cat. untitled]. Leverkusen, Stdt. Mus., 1962. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w and c. 40 p. * Text in German and French. - Loosely inserted: Text (in German and French) by Heinz Mack. 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 2 in Italian and English by Raffaele Carrieri. [Cat. untitled]. Roma, Marlborough Gall. d'Arte, 1964. Orig. wrappers with 3 incisions. Illustr. b/w and c. 24 p. Concepts spatiaux de Fontana. Brux., Thtre de Plans, 1965. Oblong 8vo. Orig. wrappers. 4 p. * Contains text (in French) "Manifeste Blanc 1946 (Spacialisme)". [without title]. Buenos Aires, Centro de Artes Visuales, 1966. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w and c. 28 p. * Fine copy. 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. - "Ruh/Rigo Fontana pp. 197. 2 The spatial concept of art. Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, 1966. 4to. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w and c (tipped in). 24 p. SM 1967: 412. LUCIO FONTANA. Amst., SM, 1967. Orig. wrappers. Illustrr. b/w. 32 p. * Texts by Ad Petersen (in Dutch), Jan van der Marck, Pierre Rouve, Otto Piene (in English), Alain Jouffroy (in French). - Typogr. supervision #wim crouwel 3 a.o. (Total Design). + VIGO, Nanda. Fontana + Vigo. Genova, Gall. la Polena, 1968. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w and c. 20 p. IV. POSTERS: MATTIOLI, Claudio. "Fontana 65 2. Milano, Gall. Apollinaire, Oct./Nov. 1965. Photolithogr. in colours. 58.5 x 40 cm. * Photo by Giancolombo. - In very good condition. "Fontana 2. Paris, Galerie Iolas (1966). Silkscreen in silver and pink with punched holes in different sizes. 87.5 x 48.5 cm. * In very good condition. - "Ruh/Rigo, Fontana pp. 188. 2 TOORN, Jan van. "Fontana 2. Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum, 1967. Photolithograph in red and black. 88 x 61.5 cm. * Very small marginal torns. V. SOME CONTRIBUTIONS: ARTE CONCRETA. - ARTE CONCRETA 1949-1950. Milan, Movimento Arte Concreta, 1950. Narrow 8vo. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w and c. 88 p. * With colourplates by Gillo Dorfles, Lucio Fontana, Gianni Monnet, Bruno Munari (an original "Libro Illeggibile"), Atanasio Soldati, Luigi Veronesi. - One (of 2) official Bulletins for the Concrete Art Movement, illustrates works by all the major protagonists and gives a survey of exhibitions of the period (mainly Libr. Salto, Milano). - The movement was founded in Milan in Dec. 1948 by Gillo Dorfles, Gianni Monnet, Bruno Munari and Atanasio Soldati - In good condition and very rare. IL GESTO. Rassegna Internazionale delle Forme libre a Cura del Movimento Arte Nucleare. Red. #enrico baj, sergio dangelo 3 and #Piero Manzoni 3. No. 1 (of 4). Milano, Movimento Arte Nucleare, 1955. Folio. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w. 20 p. * With loosely inserted 2 art works by #Joe Colombo 3 and #Lucio Fontana 3. - In very good condition. "Zero avantgarde 1965 2. Venezia, Gall. Cavallino, March 27th - May 4th 1965. Photolitograph b/w. 32.5 x 55 cm. * Folded poster. - I.a. Armando, Aubertin, Castellani, Fontana, Haacke, Klein, Manzoni, Piene, Schoonhoven, Uecker. - The portrait of FONTANA HANDSIGNED by him. - In very good condition. SM 1965: 377. NUL negentienhonderd vijf en zestig. 1: Teksten [Texts], 2: Foto's [Photographs]. Amst., SM, 1965. 2 vols. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w. 28; 34 p. * Pol Bury, Yves Klein, Armando, Lucio Fontana a.o. - Texts in several languages. - Typogr. supervision. #Wim Crouwel 3 e.a. (Total Design). VI. AND ABOUT: ZOCCHI, Juan. Lucio Fontana. Buenos Aires, Ed. Poseidon, 1946. Orig. half boards with (somewhat damaged) dustwrapper. Illustr. b/w and c. 84 p. VALSECCHI, Marco. Ceramiche di Fontana. Milano, Gall. Pater, 1962. Orig. wrappers. Illustr. b/w. 32 p. * Text in Italian and English. - Very good copy. 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.