Robert Mapplethorpe

flush-mounted, the photographer's copyright stamp, signed and dated in ink, and with title, date, edition '1/10,' and '[MAP] 1711' in ink on the reverse, framed, 1986

Christie's New York, 4 October 2001, Sale 9754, Lot 275

Robert Mapplethorpe and Janet Kardon, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment (Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, 1988), p. 105

Robert Mapplethorpe, Some Women (Boston, 1989), cover and p. 41

Mark Holborn and Dmitri Levas, eds., Mapplethorpe (New York, 1992), pl. 189

This photograph, with a subtle surface sheen, is in generally very good condition. Scattered faint matte deposits, likely foxing, are visible upon very close examination throughout the image. In raking light, a thin border of silvering is visible at the periphery of the image. This photograph is flush-mounted, and the left and right edges are curling slightly. There are 2 thin tape remnants (each measuring approximately 5.5 inches) along the upper and lower margin edges. Foxing is visible on the reverse of the mount. There are several brown paper tape remnants in the corners. Yellowed adhesive remains along the edges and in the center on the reverse suggest that this print was previously affixed to a secondary mount.
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