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Lucio Fontana

"Elisse Concetto Spaziale" bracelet, model no. LF/4

1968
800 silver, lacquer paint.
6 in. (15.2 cm) long
Produced by GEM, Milan, Italy. Number 8 from the edition of 200. Interior of cuff impressed 800, alongside two indistinctly impressed hallmarks. Together with a black and white print of a promotional photograph by Gianfranco Gorgoni and a certificate of authenticity from GEM.
Giancarlo Montebello founded the GEM workshops in 1967 producing artist-designed, limited edition jewelry. César, Sonia Delaunay, Piero Dorazio, Hans Richter, Larry Rivers, Niki de Saint Phalle, Ettore Sottsass Jr., Alex Katz, and Lucio Fontana were among the high-profile contemporary artists who collaborated with the firm.

The present "Elisse" cuff bracelet, designed by Lucio Fontana as part of his long-standing and prolific collaboration with GEM, belongs to a second series of jewelry designs the artist created for the company during the 1960s. In keeping with his artistic output, Fontana's jewelry designs are a continuation of his spatial experiments. His silver bracelets from this series present various enamel colors, reminiscent of his iconic study of the "Concetto Spaziale" works on canvas.

Lucio Fontana

Italian瀏覽藝術家