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Robert Morris1931 - 2018Swift Night Ruler painted wood and cardboard25,4 x 72,4 x 2,5 cm; 10 x 28½x 1 in.Executed in 1963._____________________________________________________________ Robert Morris1931 - 2018Swift Night Ruler bois et carton peints25,4 x 72,4 x 2,5 cm; 10 x 28½x 1 in.Exécuté en 1963.Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact Joelle.koops@sothebys.com ProvenanceDwan Gallery, New YorkLeo Castelli Gallery, New York Leo Castelli Collection, New York Roger Pailhas Collection, MarseilleWolfgang Titze Collection, AustriaMalle Collection, Paris_____________________________________________________________ Dwan Gallery, New York Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Collection Leo Castelli, New York Collection Roger Pailhas, Marseille Collection Wolfgang Titze, Austria Collection Malle, Paris LiteratureMaurice Berger, Labyrinths : Robert Morris Minimalism and the 1960s, New York, 1989, p.34, illustrated Gilles A. Tiberghien, Land Art, Paris, 1993, p.98, illustrated Exhibition catalogue, Kirk Varnedoe, Jasper Johns a retrospective, New York, 1997Clare Davies, Robert Morris and Jeffrey Weiss, Robert Morris Object Sculpture, 1960-1965, New Haven, 2014, pp.170-171, illustrated_____________________________________________________________ Maurice Berger, Labyrinths : Robert Morris Minimalism and the 1960s, New York, 1989, p.34, illustré Gilles A. Tiberghien, Land Art, Paris, 1993, p.98, illustré Catalogue d'exposition, Kirk Varnedoe, Jasper Johns a retrospective, New York, 1997 Clare Davies, Robert Morris and Jeffrey Weiss, Robert Morris Object Sculpture, 1960-1965, New Haven, 2014, pp.170-171, illustréExhibitedNew York, Green Gallery, Robert Morris October 5 - November 15, 1963New York, Dwan Gallery, Language to be looked at and/or Things to be read, March 15 - April 1st, 1966New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Robert Morris March 4 - March 28, 1967 Washington, Corcoran Gallery of Art; Detroit, Detroit Institute of Art, Robert Morris November 24, 1969 - February 8, 1970; catalogue, p.25London, Tate Gallery, Robert Morris April 28 - June 6, 1971; catalogue, p.89New York, Guggenheim Museum; Hamburg, Deichtorhallen, Robert Morris The Mind/Body Problem, February 3, 1994 - May 7, 1995; catalogue, p.137 Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Robert Morris Exposition rétrospective 1961-1994, July 5 - October 23, 1995Vienna, Winter Palace and 21er Haus of the Belvedere, Love Story—Anne & Wolfgang Titze Collection, June 15 - October 5, 2014; catalogue, pp.210-211New York, Almine Rech Gallery, Words without thoughts never to heaven go, October 31 - December 16, 2017; catalogue_____________________________________________________________ New York, Green Gallery, Robert Morris 5 octobre - 15 novembre, 1963 New York, Dwan Gallery, Language to be looked at and/or Things to be read, 15 mars - 1er avril, 1966 New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Robert Morris 4 - 28 mars 1967 Washington, Corcoran Gallery of Art; Detroit, Detroit Institute of Art, Robert Morris 24 novembre 1969 - 8 février 1970; catalogue, p.25 Londres, Tate Gallery, Robert Morris 28 avril - 6 juin 1971; catalogue, p.89 New York, Guggenheim Museum; Hamburg, Deichtorhallen, Robert Morris The Mind/Body Problem, 3 février 1994 - 7 mai 1995; catalogue, p.137 Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Robert Morris Exposition rétrospective 1961-1994, 5 juillet - 23 octobre 1995 Vienne, Winter Palace and 21er Haus of the Belvedere, Love Story—Anne & Wolfgang Titze Collection, 15 juin - 5 octobre 2014; catalogue, pp.210-211 New York, Almine Rech Gallery, Words without thoughts never to heaven go, 31 octobre - 16 décembre 2017; catalogue Catalogue noteLike many artists of the American post-war generation and more specifically those of Conceptual Art, Robert Morris refers to Marcel Duchamp and more specifically for his seminal work “3 Standard Stoppages”, (1913-14) ; constructed with three meter long pieces of thread dropped on the floor, it resulted in three