Robert Mapplethorpe
Flower , 1983 (Dated)
Lot #136 |
2022-03-16 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Discoveries
Category:
Photograph
Estimate:
USD 8,000 - 12,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10911
Auction name: Contemporary Discoveries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2022-03-16
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
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Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Photography & Video
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Dimensions: 19¼ by 15⅛ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
48.9
Width In Centimeters:
38.1
Height In Inches:
19.25
Width In Inches:
15.125
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Edition: 10
Edition notes: Number 7 from an edition of 10.
Year notes: Dated in 1983.
Provenance
Lindon Gallery, London Acquired as a gift from the above by the present owner, 2016
Literature
Herbert Muschamp, Mapplethorpe: The Complete Flowers , New York, 2006, index, illustrated in color
Catalog summary
Robert Mapplethorpe 1946 - 1989 Flower the photographer's estate stamp signed Michael Ward Stout (on the reverse); dated 1983 (on the reverse) gelatin silver print, flush-mounted 19¼ by 15⅛ in. 48.9 by 38.1 cm. Executed in 1983, this work is number 7 from an edition of 10. Provenance Lindon Gallery, London Acquired as a gift from the above by the present owner, 2016 Literature Herbert Muschamp, Mapplethorpe: The Complete Flowers , New York, 2006, index, illustrated in color