Giulio Paolini

Galleria Mario Pieroni, Rome
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1987

Brussels, Galerie Albert Baronian, Sans Analogie, 1985 (edition number unknown)
Syracuse, Chiesa dei Cavalieri di Malta, Mater Dulcissima, 1986 (edition number unknown)
Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie, Giulio Paolini, 1986, p. 38, illustrated (edition number unknown)
Los Angeles, Margo Leavin Gallery, Giulio Paolini, 1986-87 (edition number unknown)
Nagoya, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Giulio Paolini, 1987, p. 40, illustrated (edition number unknown)
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Visions/Revisions. Contemporary Representation, 1988, p. 20, no. 7, illustrated in colour (edition number unknown)
Worms, Schloss Hernsheim, Mnemosyne oder das Theater der Erinnerung, 1988, pp. 94-95, illustrated (edition number unknown)
Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró, Antiguitat-Modernitat en l'Art del Segle XX, 1990, p. 161, illustrated (edition number unknown)
Villeurbanne, Le Nouveau Musée, La Collection Christian Stein. Un Regard sur l'Art Italien, 1992, pp. 190-91, illustrated (edition number unknown)
Mira, Villa Widmann, Intinerario. Paolini, Bianchi, Rüdiger, 1995, n.p., illustrated in colour (edition number unknown)
Rome, French Academy, Villa Medici, Giulio Paolini. Correspondances, 1996, p. 29, illustrated (dated incorrectly, edition number unknown)
Dusseldorf, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Giulio Paolini. Esposizione Universale, 2005, p. 83, illustrated (edition number unknown)
Brescia, Museo di Santa Giulia, Novecento mai Visto: Highlights from the Daimler Art Collection, From Albers to Warhol to (now), 2013 (edition number unknown)

Michelangelo Castello, 'Critica d'Arte Racconto dell'Arte', in Tema Celeste, IV, No. 8, May 1986, p. 12, illustrated (edition number unknown)
Francesco Poli, Giulio Paolini, Turin 1990, no. 115
Alain Coulange, La Conversion Universelle des Choses en Images, Paris 1997, p. 17, illustrated (edition number unknown)
Diana Sung, ‘Arte per la vita’, in Case da Abitare, June 2001, No. 48, p. 83, illustrated in colour (edition number unknown)
Maddalena Disch, Giulio Paolini: Catalogo Ragionato, Vol. II, Milan 2008, p. 559, no. 549, illustrated (edition number unknown)

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly warmer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Visible only when examined upon extremely close inspection, there is evidence of very minor handling in places, and two pinprick sized fly spots to the figure's face and a small and unobtrusive rubmark towards the figure's shoulder.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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"When I place two identical copies of the same ancient statue one in front of the other, I do not aim to rediscover and recreate that statue, nor do I want to be delighted by the situation. My only aim is to focus on the distance, on the empty space between them. That is the true body of the work of art, bearing in itself, in the closed circuit of a cryptic answer, the question concerning its very existence."
Giulio Paolini
Quattro passi: Nel Museo Senza Muse, Turin 2006, p. 8