Lot 174
  • 174

Robert Mapplethorpe

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Robert Mapplethorpe
  • 'SELF PORTRAIT' (WITH GUN AND STAR)
signed, dated, and editioned '1/10' in ink in the margin, flush-mounted, the photographer's copyright stamp and numbers '1/10' and '[MAP] 982' in ink on the reverse, framed, 1983 (The Perfect Moment, p. 78)

Condition

This photograph, on matte-surface paper, is in generally excellent condition. The corners and right margin edge are bumped, and there are barely noticeable pale-gray deposits of indeterminate nature in the margins. There is very minor pale-gray soiling on the reverse of the mount. A Michael H. Lord Gallery, Milwaukee, label is on the reverse of the frame.
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