- 74
Robert Mapplethorpe
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- 'Flower Arrangement', 1982
- Silver print
Silver print, flush-mounted to card. With the Estate stamp signed and dated by Michael Ward Stout in blue pen and titled, dated and numbered AP 2/2 in pencil in an unknown hand on the reverse. With a gallery label bearing information about the work in facsimile and a photocopy of the Estate stamp in an envelope affixed to the reverse of the mount. Mounted and framed.
Provenance
Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis
Kaare Berntsen Gallery, Oslo
Kaare Berntsen Gallery, Oslo
Literature
Herbert Muschamp, Mapplethorpe: The Complete Flowers, teNeues, Düsseldorf, 2006, ill. pl. 52;
Janet Kardon, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 1990, ill. p. 84;
Mapplethorpe: Pistils, Random House, New York, 1996, ill. p. 70.
Janet Kardon, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 1990, ill. p. 84;
Mapplethorpe: Pistils, Random House, New York, 1996, ill. p. 70.
Condition
This print is in overall excellent condition., With a retouching mark in the top centre, and two very faint, superficial scratches in the lower right quadrant, only visible in raking light.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."