The Mirror / Lucio Fontana
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1963/1.88
- Title
- The Mirror
- Artist
- Lucio Fontana
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1899-1968
- Medium and Support
- oil on carved wood panel
- Object Creation Date
- 1962
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Spatialism
- Inscription
- Inscribed u.l.: Lucio Inscribed verso u.r.: Lucio Muñoz/"El espejo"/1962/130 x 97
- Period
- Europe, Postwar (1945-1970)
- Dimensions
- 130 cm x 97.1 cm (51 3/16 in. x 38 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Physical Description
- Oil-type paint and mixed media on carved 3/8” hardwood veneer wood panel. Grain runs vertical on painted surface. Carved areas expose inner core running horizontal.
- Subject Matter
- The Mirror depicts a rough, abstract rendering of a face formed by carving freehand into wood. In incorporating the techniques of puncturing and slashing that were his trademarks, this work is a reflection of the artist on many levels.
- Secondary Keywords
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- genres
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- wood
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 905 x 1211
- File Size
- 86 KB
- Record
- 1963/1.88
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-1.88/1963_1.88.jpg
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"The Mirror; Lucio Fontana." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-1.88/1963_1.88.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.