- 185
Robert Mapplethorpe
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
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Description
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Calla Lily, 1986
- photograph
Silver print, flush-mounted to card. Signed, dated 86 and numbered 5/10 in ink in the lower margin. On the reverse, signed and dated on the photographer's stamp and titled, dated and numbered in ink.
Provenance
Galerie Kicken, Cologne
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1987
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1987
Literature
Els Barents, Robert Mapplethorpe: Ten by Ten, Berlin, Schirmer/Mosel, 1988, pl. 28
Richard Marshall, Robert Mapplethorpe, exhib. cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1988, ill. p. 185
Mark Holborn, Dimitri Levas (eds.), Mapplethorpe, Jonathan Cape, 1992, ill. p. 253
Mark Holborn, Dimitri Levas (eds.), Robert Mapplethorpe: Pistils, Jonathan Cape, 1996, pl. 109
Nancy Spector, (ed.), Guggenheim Museum Collection A to Z, New York, Guggenheim, 2001, ill. p. 213
Promiscuous Flowers: Robert Mapplethorpe and Nobuyoshi Araki, Tokyo, Kabushiki Kaisha Āto raifu, 2001, p. 65, pl. 42
Paul Martineau, Britt Salvesen, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs, Getty, exhib. cat., Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, 2016, p. 194, pl. 150
Mark Holborn, Dimitri Levas (eds.), Mapplethorpe Flora: The Complete Flowers, London, Phaidon, 2016, slipcase and p. 301
Richard Marshall, Robert Mapplethorpe, exhib. cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1988, ill. p. 185
Mark Holborn, Dimitri Levas (eds.), Mapplethorpe, Jonathan Cape, 1992, ill. p. 253
Mark Holborn, Dimitri Levas (eds.), Robert Mapplethorpe: Pistils, Jonathan Cape, 1996, pl. 109
Nancy Spector, (ed.), Guggenheim Museum Collection A to Z, New York, Guggenheim, 2001, ill. p. 213
Promiscuous Flowers: Robert Mapplethorpe and Nobuyoshi Araki, Tokyo, Kabushiki Kaisha Āto raifu, 2001, p. 65, pl. 42
Paul Martineau, Britt Salvesen, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs, Getty, exhib. cat., Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, 2016, p. 194, pl. 150
Mark Holborn, Dimitri Levas (eds.), Mapplethorpe Flora: The Complete Flowers, London, Phaidon, 2016, slipcase and p. 301
Condition
This silver print is in overall excellent condition. Upon very close inspection; a tiny embossed mark in the center and a tiny 2 mm scratch in the upper right quardiant, all visible under hight raking light only. Away from the image, the lower left corner slightly worn.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation – Used with permission