Lot 160
  • 160

Robert Mapplethorpe

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Robert Mapplethorpe
  • 'GRAPES'
  • Signed and dated lower right; editioned 3/10 lower left
  • Gelatin silver print
signed, dated, and editioned '3/10' in ink in the margin, flush-mounted, the photographer's copyright stamp, signed and dated, and with title, date, edition, and '[MAP] 1533' in ink on the reverse, framed, 1985 (Mapplethorpe, p. 298)

Provenance

Christie's Los Angeles, 26 June 1997, Sale 8674, Lot 118

Condition

This print is in generally excellent condition. The following are visible upon close examination in raking light: a fingerprint in the upper right corner; and occasional small, shiny deposits overall. There is light wear to the margin edges. On the reverse of the mount are 4 cloth tape remnants at each corner.
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