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- Estimate
- €2,200–€2,800 hammer ≈ $2,578–$3,281
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Viscontea auction house — Auction 103 Part 2, Via Guido Cavalcanti, 8 - 20127 Milano, Italy · 8 July 2025
- Dimensions
- 65x99 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-12992652
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 4 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Franco Fontana, "PEOPLE, NEW YORK, 1999". Viscontea auction house, 8 Jul 2025, lot 359. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12992652.
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Franco Fontana, "PEOPLE, NEW YORK, 1999". Viscontea auction house, 8 Jul 2025, lot 359. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12992652.
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From the same sale Auction 103 Part 2 · Jul 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orologio in alabastro con finiture in bronzo cesellato | — | €800–€1,200 | |
| Plafoniera | — | €400–€600 | |
| Plafoniera sei luci | — | €800–€1,000 | |
| Tappeto Nain. Persia | — | €2,300–€2,800 | |
| Tappeto Tabriz. Persia | — | €2,200–€2,800 | |
| Tappeto Tabriz. Persia | — | €900–€1,100 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Fontana | Swimming pool, 1983 | $2,828 est. | Finarte, Mar 2021 | |
| Franco Fontana | Nudo, 1978 | Finarte, Mar 2021 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Paesaggio, 2000 | Finarte, Mar 2020 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Zürich | Galerie Bassenge, Jun 2020 | ||
| Franco Fontana | New York, 1986 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Praga | Galerie Bassenge, Jun 2019 | ||
| Franco Fontana | Paesaggio, 1975 | Finarte, Sep 2020 | ||
| Franco Fontana | "Paesaggio" | Viscontea auction house, Jun 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.