- 80
Robert Mapplethorpe
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Belly Button, 1986
- Silver print, flush-mounted to card. Signed, dated 86 and numbered 3/10 in ink in the lower margin. On the reverse, Signed, dated on the copyright stamp, titled and numbered in ink. Matted and framed.
- photograph
- Image 48,7 x 48,7 cm; 19 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.; card 60,1 x 50,4 cm; 23 5/8 x 19 7/8 in.
Provenance
Tajan, Art Abstrait & Contemporain - Photographies, 23 November 2000, lot 105
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris
Literature
E. Barents and R. Mapplethorpe, Mapplethorpe: Ten by Ten, Munich, Shirmer/Mosel, 1998, pl.64
Condition
This silver print is in excellent general condition. Hidden by the mount, a light horizontal trace below the signature in the paper margin and one in the right margin, all away from the image. The lower right corner of the mount is 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
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