{"id":31816,"title":"• 0736 • Untitled ","dimensions":"82 x 38.5 cm","date_begin":"1956-01-01","material":"oil paint on masonite","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":181,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":7,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Fondazione Lucio Fontana","cached_tag_list":"Jef Verheyen Dripping Lucio Fontana Milan Ecriture","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"\u003cp\u003e---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003eDecember 1956\u003cbr\u003eSigned on the front: 'Jef Verheyen'\u003cbr\u003eDated on the front: '12-56'\u003c/p\u003e","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":54,"permalink":"736-untitled","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/092/850/medium_500/736_8.jpg?1721043399","cached_actor_names":"Jef Verheyen","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Painting","nl":"Schilderij","fr":""},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/092/850/large/736_8.jpg?1721043399","poster_credits":"© SABAM Belgium, 2024, Fondazione Lucio Fontana","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn September 1957 the 25-year-old Verheyen\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evisits the modern metropolis of Milan for the\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efirst time. There he forges contacts with artists\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand gallery owners. In February 1958 he holds\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis first exhibition in Milan’s Galleria Pater.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerheyen describes that moment as ‘the start of\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean immensely exciting story’. The Italian public\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eget to see his earliest paintings there. These are\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enotable for their cosmic or ‘labyrinthine’ style.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt that exhibition, Italian-Argentine artist Lucio\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFontana purchases this small painting. It is now\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epart of the Fondazione Lucio Fontana collection.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFontana bought this work on the opening of the exhibition at Galleria Pater, 17 February 1958.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work is on view on the installation photograph (on the right) by Sinigaglia.\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerheyen writes about this work to Yves Klein in his letter from 7 February 1959:\u003ci\u003e\u0026nbsp;Fontana, je le connais bien depuis assez de temps, il m’a acheté quelques peintures qui représentent encore une \u003cstrong\u003eécriture\u003c/strong\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn september 1957 trekt de 25-jarige Verheyen\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evoor het eerst naar de moderne grootstad\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilaan. Hij legt er contacten met kunstenaars en\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egaleriehouders. In februari 1958 organiseert hij\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein de Galleria Pater zijn eerste tentoonstelling.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerheyen beschrijft dat moment als “de start\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evan een geweldige, spannende geschiedenis.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHet Italiaanse publiek krijgt er zijn vroegste\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eschilderijen te zien. Ze vallen op door hun\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekosmische of “labyrintische” stijl.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe Italiaans-Argentijnse kunstenaar Lucio\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFontana koopt op de tentoonstelling dit kleine\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eschilderij. Vandaag behoort het nog steeds tot\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ede collectie van de Fondazione Lucio Fontana.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":1232,"name":"Jef Verheyen","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}