Robert Mapplethorpe

3 photographs, each flush-mounted, the photographer's estate stamp, signed by Michael Ward Stout, executor, and edition number 'AP 1/2' or '8/10' in ink and pencil on the reverse, 1988, printed in 1989 (Some Women, pp. 18-19) (3)

These photographs, on a slightly textured paper with a surface sheen, are in generally excellent condition. Visible in raking light are a few barely visible surface scratches that do not break the emulsion. -(MAP) 1870: Two ¼-inch crescent-shaped creases that do not break the emulsion are visible on the figure's right arm and in the right-center area of the image. -(MAP) 1869: In raking light, a thumbprint is visible along the top edge of the image. On the reverse of the mount, the annotation 'Exhibition Print' has been crossed out. -(MAP) 1871: A ¼-inch linear deposit of original retouching is visible in the lower portion of the image.
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