Robert Mapplethorpe

gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, signed, dated, inscribed, and editioned 'A. P. 1/2' by the photographer in ink in the margin, his copyright stamp, signed and dated, and inscribed by him in ink, and with annotations, date, and edition in an unidentified hand in ink on the reverse, framed, Cheim & Read, New York, and Morris Healy Gallery, New York, labels on the reverse of the frame, 1982

Mapplethorpe: The Complete Flowers (Düsseldorf, 2006), pl. 52 (another print)

This photograph is in generally excellent condition. Upon extremely close examination in raking light, a few tiny pin-point-sized impressions that do not appear to break the emulsion are visible overall. There is some wear to the margin corners and edges. This print is inscribed 'For Tina' by the photographer in ink in the margin and on the reverse of the mount. Also on the reverse, '801 Still Life 1982 AP 1/2' is written in an unidentified hand in ink. There are occasional fingerprints from handling on the reverse of the mount.
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