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MARIO GIACOMELLI (1925-2000) Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi. Silver print, the image measuring 15 7/8x11 7/8 inches (40.3x30.2 cm.), with Giacomelli's signature in ink and his "Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi" stamp on verso. Circa 1960s; printed 1970s
Provenance: The Estate of Richard T. Rosenthal, Philadelphia
This series title takes its name from a poem by Cesare Pavese. Giacomelli spent many years photographing an elder care facility in Senigallia where his mother had worked as a laundress, and the images he made are deeply personal, addressing his own fear of aging. Tightly cropped and unflinching in their perspective, the work is both stark and beautiful.
