Galleria De Crescenzo & Viesti, Rome
Acquired from 🌃the above by the present owner in the late 1990s

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is warmer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent under ultra-violet light.
"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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

"I got to meet Rotella in January 1958 by way of Turcato who took me to his studio in Passeggiata di Ripetta. My ideas about modern, urban, industrial and mass medial nature, on which I based my theory of Nouveau Réalisme, were coming to a point of full crystallization. [..] Our meeting in 1958 was determinant factor in Mimmo's career: it contributed towards snapping the magical circle of silence which isolated him and caused the evolution of his appropriative technique to quickly gather momentum." (Pierre Restany cited in: 'Mimmo Rotella, a casa sua di fronte alla storia', in: Exhibition Catalogue, Catanzaro, Complesso Monumentale del S. Giovanni, Mimmo Rotella,1999, p. 32)