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Lucio Fontana is known for founding the art movement of Spatialism. The goal of the movement was to communicate color, time, sound, space and movement through artworks. He is particularly famous for his slashed canvas compositions. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Lucio Fontana art.

How much a Fontana painting is worth depends on its condition, history, size and other characteristics. In 2015, Lucio Fontana’s 1964 oil on shaped canvas painting Concetto Spaziale, La Fine di Dio sold for more than $29 million at an auction in New York. The work displays one of the key characteristics of Fontana's work: the appearance of visible slashes and holes in the canvas. Fontana had a tendency to mar his canvas in this way to further his experiments in Spatialism, an art movement that he pioneered focused on distilling color, space, sound, movement and time into artwork. To get an estimated value for a particular Fontana piece, arrange for an evaluation by a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Lucio Fontana art.

Painting is the type of art that made Lavinia Fontana famous. Specifically, the 16th-century Bolognese artist became widely known for her portraiture; from her commissions, she could financially support her entire family. Some of her best-known works include Portrait of a Noblewoman and Portrait of the Gozzadini Family. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of fine art.

When painter Lucio Fontana used tools to cut up and puncture the surface of his canvas, he created large slash marks. The presence of the visual element gave the Argentine-Italian artist's work a violent quality. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Lucio Fontana art.