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ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE | Lisa Marie
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Lisa Marie
- Edition 4 of 5
- Platinum print
- 22 1/2 x 19 inches
platinum print, signed, titled, editioned, and annotated by Michael Ward Stout, Executor, in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1987, no. 4 in an edition of 5
Provenance
Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, 2004
Literature
Robert Mapplethorpe, Some Women (Boston, 1989), p. 13 Mark Holborn and Dimitri Levas, eds., Mapplethorpe (New York, 1992), unpaginated
Mapplethorpe (New York, 2007), p. 264
Mapplethorpe - Rodin (Paris: Musée Rodin, 2014), p. 164
Mapplethorpe (New York, 2007), p. 264
Mapplethorpe - Rodin (Paris: Musée Rodin, 2014), p. 164
Condition
This platinum print, on heavy paper with a deckle edge, is in generally excellent condition. The reverse is hinged in 3 places along the upper edge to a support. There are two hinge remnants at the lower corners on the reverse. The annotations by Michael Ward Stout, Executor, in pencil on the reverse read as follows: 'Lisa Marie 4/5 MAP P1816 / © 1987 The Estate of Robert Mapplethorpe' and 'Michael Ward Stout, Executor / The Estate of Robert Mapplethorpe / August 12 2003.'
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.