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Robert Mapplethorpe
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Calla Lily
signed, titled, dated, numbered 1/1 and copyright insignia by Michael Ward Stout, Executor on the reverse
platinum print
- 19 7/8 by 19 3/4 in. 61 by 50.8 cm.
- Executed in 1986, this work is unique in this medium and format.
Provenance
Cheim & Read, New York
Christie's, New York, October 15, 2004, lot 203
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Literature
Richard Marshall, Robert Mapplethorpe, New York, 1988, p. 181
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is a minute spot accretion located 6 ½ inches from the right edge of the image and 1 inch from the bottom edge of the image. There is an extremely faint linear mark located 4 inches from the left and 19 inches from the bottom of the image. The sheet is hinged verso to the matte at the top two corners. Framed under Plexiglas.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
"Mapplethorpe's flowers are as carefully positioned as his human subjects. His still lifes are stark -- usually only one or two flowers, and often in shadow -- but they display a raw sexuality even more powerful than that of the nudes. His treatment of the male and female aspects of the calla lily is most striking, one photograph emphasizing the flower's phallic stamen, another emphasizing its feminine curves." - Deborah A. Levinson