Edward Mapplethorpe (Maxey)

2 photographs, each flush-mounted, signed, dated, and editioned '2/10' or '9/10' in ink in the margin, the photographer's copyright and reproduction rights stamp, signed and with title and date in ink, on the reverse, framed, Buhl Collection labels on the reverse, 1989 (2)

Ezra Mack, Connecticut, 1993

These prints are in generally excellent condition. When examined in raking light, a tiny deposit of original retouching is visible in the wrist area on the print editioned 2/10.
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