births
February 19, 1899
Lucio Fontana, Argentinian-Italian painter and sculptor (died 1968)
Lucio Fontana
Lucio Fontana was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor, and theorist. He is known as the founder of Spatialism and exponent of abstract painting as the first known artist to slash his canvases – which symbolizes an utter rejection of all prerequisites of art.