Robert Mapplethorpe

gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, signed, dated, and editioned 4/10 in ink in the margin, the photographer's copyright stamp, signed and dated in ink, and with edition in ink and [MAP] 817 in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1982 

Christie's New York, 18 April 2001, Sale 9618, Lot 331

Robert Mapplethorpe, Lady: Lisa Lyon (New York, 1983), cover and p. 123

This print is in generally very good condition. The print has separated from the mount at the lower left margin corner. In the margins are the following: faint soiling; 2 glossy deposits at the upper and at the lower left margins; and a fingerprint in the right margin which extends very slightly into the image. These minor issues do not detract from the overall attractive appearance of this print. On the reverse are small remnants of active adhesive in each of the corners, and some faint soiling near the lower edge. The following notations are written in pencil: '817,' 'F-11,' and '50.0,' and '4/10' is written in ink.
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