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Robert Mapplethorpe
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- CALLA LILY
- Platinum palladium print
platinum-palladium print, signed, dated, and editioned '2/3' in pencil in the margin, stamped, signed, dated, and copyrighted in pencil, on the reverse, framed, 1984, printed in 1985
Literature
Other prints of this image:
Richard Marshall, Robert Mapplethorpe (Whitney Museum of American Art, 1988, in conjunction with the exhibition), p. 129
Janet Kardon, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment (Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 1988, in conjunction with the exhibition), p. 93
Mapplethorpe: The Complete Flowers (Düsseldorf, 2006), pl. 86
Condition
This platinum palladium print, on paper with a deckled edge, is in generally excellent condition. Upon close examination in high raking light, 2 thin, long scuffs are ever-so-slightly visible in the lower portion of the print.
On the reverse of the frame, there is a Robert Miller Gallery, New York, label. This label is pasted on top of a Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, label.
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.