In Paris, Christie’s brought in €5.2 million with the “Thinking Italian” auction dedicated to contemporary Italian art. The most sought-after continues to be Lucio Fontana; his 1968 "Concetto Spaziale, Attese" —a single cut on a white background from a French private collection—nearly hit €1.2 million, far surpassing its initial estimate of €600,000 to €800,000. Another cut on red monochrome from 1967, with the same origin, sold for $693 thousand, which was extremely close to the maximum estimate of $700,000. The search for selected pieces, based on rarity and dating, also rewarded Alighiero Boetti's works: among the tapestries, a work from 1978-79 from the series "Segno e Disegno" stood out, consisting of 9 small embroideries forming a single composition. The piece sold for 756 thousand euros. Also by Boetti, "Il dolce far niente" from 1975 — one of only four of his works done in black biro — was also sold for 403 thousand euros, after being long held in Arnaldo Pomodoro’s collection.