The drawing represents one of the most iconic accounts of Spatialism. Fountain outlines a square perimeter with rounded corners, within which nine black dots are arranged in a regular three-by-three grid. These dots are not mere decorations, but graphically represent the famous “Holes” that the artist made on canvases to break through the two-dimensionality of the medium and put art in communication with real space.

The work is valuable not only for its aesthetic value, but also for its documentary nature: the dedication “For his friend Victor,” the autograph signature, and the words “Spatial Concept” (a title Fontana gave to almost all of his mature works) underscore the intellectual gesture behind the creation. In this 1959 sheet, Fontana summarizes his philosophy: art should no longer be limited to representing something, but should become an action that occupies the void and the infinite. The precision of the black marks against the ochre background of the paper creates a stark, almost primal contrast that invites the observer to look “beyond” the surface.