Zwilling I . 2000. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated "11.III.2 [für 2000]", titled and inscribed "OBEN" and with two crossed-out inscriptions on the reverse. 161 x 129 cm (63.3 x 50.7 in). The counterpart painting " Zwilling I I" is part of a French private collection today [JS]. • " Zwilling I " allows for a highly associative intellectual game about the uniqueness of human life. • Baselitz decontextualizes and alienates the traditional motif of the Infant Jesus and confronts the observer with fundamental questions of existence. • Remarkable document of Baselitz" intriguing play with tradition and the power of provocation. • Recently, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, (2018) and the Centre Pompidou, Paris, (2021/22) showed grand Baselitz retrospectives. • Currently, the Kunsthistorische Museum in Vienna shows "Baselitz. Nackte Meister" (March 7 - June 25, 2023), with nude paintings from Baselitz` œuvre alongside Old Master painting . We are grateful to the Georg Baselitz Archive, Munich, for the kind support in cataloging this lot. The work is registered in the archive.