Robert Mapplethorpe

flush-mounted, the photographer's copyright stamp, signed and dated, and with title, date, edition '3/10,' and '[MAP] 1838' in ink on the reverse, framed, 1988 (Complete Flowers, pl. 184)

This striking photograph, on matte-surface paper, is in generally very good condition. Heavy silvering is visible at the periphery of the image and most notably at its corners. Along the lower left and right edges of the image, there is a thin band of warm-toned discoloration. This is not visible when viewing the print in its framed presentation.
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