Lucio
Fontana
The Early Life of Lucio Fontana To understand the radical shifts in mid-century abstraction, one must look back to the specific origins of Lucio Fontana. Born on 19 February 1899 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, his identity was forged at the intersection of two worlds. …
A portrait built from Lucio Fontana's own colours
Every 45 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.