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- Estimate
- €1,200–€1,500 hammer ≈ $1,288–$1,610
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Viscontea auction house — Auction 88 Eye Tools- Photographs auction, Via Guido Cavalcanti, 8 - 20127 Milano, Italy · 8 February 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-12998344
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 4 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Franco Fontana, "PRAGA". Viscontea auction house, 8 Feb 2023, lot 5. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12998344.
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Franco Fontana, "PRAGA". Viscontea auction house, 8 Feb 2023, lot 5. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12998344.
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From the same sale Auction 88 Eye Tools- Photographs auction · Feb 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Volkswagen, 1968" | Franco Fontana | €1,000–€2,000 | |
| "Della Terra, Caserta, 1990" | GIOVANNI CHIARAMONTE © (Varese, 1948) | €1,000–€2,000 | |
| "Thomas Y Simona, Bolivia 1990" | Flor Garduño | €1,200–€1,500 | |
| "Jpegs, 2006" | Thomas Ruff | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| "Phoenix" | Franco Fontana | €1,200–€1,500 | |
| "Mestrovic Torso, Metropolitan Museum of New York, 1947" | HORST PAUL ALBERT BOHRMANN HORST P. HORST (Weißenfels, 1906 - Palm Beach Gardens, 1999) | €3,600–€4,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Fontana | Sicilia, Donnafugata, 2007 | $1,451 est. | Finarte, Apr 2026 | |
| Franco Fontana | Paesaggio, Lucania, 1975 | Finarte, Jan 2026 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Autostrada del Sole, 1975 | Finarte, Jan 2026 | ||
| Franco Fontana | "Marrakech" | Viscontea auction house, Feb 2024 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Correggio, 2004 | Finarte, Apr 2026 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Landscape, 1977 | Finarte, Jan 2026 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Paesaggio, Basilicata, 1987 | Finarte, Mar 2021 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Untitled (two works) | Rago, May 2026 |
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