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- Estimate
- €1,500–€2,500 hammer ≈ $1,605–$2,674
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Kruso Art — Auction 47, Via Giovanni Ventura, 5 - 20134 Milano (MI) - Italia, Italy · 26 May 2022
- Dimensions
- 30,5 x 45 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-10976886
- Record
- first seen 3 Aug 2026 · updated 3 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-10976886 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-10976886
Franco Fontana, FRANCO FONTANA (1933). Kruso Art, 26 May 2022, lot 39. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10976886.
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Franco Fontana, FRANCO FONTANA (1933). Kruso Art, 26 May 2022, lot 39. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10976886.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) | Pablo Picasso | €2,000–€4,000 | |
| Michele Cascella (1892 - 1989) | Michele Cascella | €2,000–€4,000 | |
| Mario Sironi (1885 - 1961) | Mario Sironi | €1,000–€2,000 | |
| Ugo Bernasconi (1874 - 1960) | Ugo Bernasconi | €3,000–€6,000 | |
| Ugo Bernasconi (1874 - 1960) | Ugo Bernasconi | €2,500–€3,500 | |
| Achille Funi (1890 - 1972) | Achille Funi | €3,000–€6,000 |
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| Franco Fontana | Correggio, 2004 | $2,466 est. | Finarte, Apr 2026 | |
| Franco Fontana | Route 66, Illinois, 2001 | Finarte, Jun 2025 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Paesaggio, Basilicata, 1987 | Finarte, Mar 2021 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Paesaggio, Basilicata, 1978 | Finarte, Mar 2021 | ||
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| Franco Fontana | Route 66 - Strand Oklahoma, 2001 | Finarte, Apr 2026 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Zürich | Galerie Bassenge, Jun 2020 | ||
| Franco Fontana | New York, 1986 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 |
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