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Robert Mapplethorpe
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- 'PARROT TULIP IN A BLACK VASE'
- Platinum palladium print
platinum-palladium print, signed, dated, and editioned '1/3' in pencil in the margin, stamped, signed, dated, and copyrighted in pencil, on the reverse, framed, a Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition label on the reverse, 1985 (Complete Flowers, pl. 107)
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Robert Mapplethorpe, July - October 1988
Literature
Richard Marshall, Robert Mapplethorpe (Whitney Museum of American Art, 1988), p. 133 (this print)
Condition
This large print, one of only three of this image rendered in platinum, is in generally excellent condition. Upon close examination, 3 very small, light rust-colored deposits are visible in the upper and lower margins.
On the reverse of the frame is Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition label with typed credit, title, date, medium, edition, and 'RM.88.333.1.' Also on the reverse is a white label with typed credit, title, date, medium, edition, 'RM' and 'Custom Frame.' This label is pasted on top of a Robert Miller Gallery, Inc., New York, label.
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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.