ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE | Andy Warhol

flush-mounted, the photographer's estate stamp, signed and dated by Michael Ward Stout, Executor, and with title, date, edition '10/10,' and '[MAP] 1883' in ink on the reverse, framed, 1986

Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, 2003

Mapplethorpe (New York, 1992), p. 137

This photograph is in generally very good to excellent condition. Upon close examination in high raking light, there is a barely perceptible 2-inch crease to the left of the sitter; this is soft and possibly occurred during mounting. Also visible only upon close examination in raking light is a small deposit of retouching and a faint 4-inch diagonal scuff in the upper left corner. On the reverse of the mount, the photographer's studio stamp - with date in ink - is crossed out. The photographer's estate stamp - with date in ink - is signed by Michael Ward Stout, executor. The following notations are in ink on the reverse: '[MAP] 1883'; 'Andy Warhol'; '10/10' and '1986.' There are several crossed out annotations including '8/10' and 'Exhibition Print.'
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'I was in art school when pop art was the rage. I was in academic art training at the time, and I wasn’t following the trends; I was doing my thing. But since I come out of that time, the Warhol influence is there.' – Robert Mapplethorpe