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Provenance

USF Graphicstudio, Tampa, Florida Hindman, 14 December 2016, lot 221 Private Collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Els Barents, Robert Mapplethorpe: Ten By Ten , Munich 1988, no. 25, illustrated Robert Mapplethorpe and Janet Kardon, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment , Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art 1988, pl. 89, illustrated Germano Celant, Mapplethorpe , London: Hayward Gallery 1992, p. 243, illustrated Robert Mapplethorpe, Pistils , New York 1996, p. 79, illustratead Herbert Muschamp, Mapplethorpe: The Complete Flowers , New York 2006, pl. 138, illustrated Exh. cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Polaroids: Mapplethorpe , 2007, fig. 13, p. 34, illustrated Exh. cat., Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs , 2016, pl. 141, p. 184, illustrated Robert Mapplethorpe, Mapplethorpe , London 2020, p. 303, illustrated Additional Notices & Disclaimers Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers is not applicable to this lot. The export of this property from France (including to other Member States of the European Union), as well as export from the European Union, may be subject to one or more export or import licenses being granted. Sotheby’s, upon request and for an administrative fee, may apply for a license to export your Lot(s) outside France. L’exportation de ce bien hors de France (y compris vers d’autres pays de l’Union Européenne), ainsi que son exportation hors de l’Union Européenne, peuvent-être subordonnées à l’obtention d’une ou plusieurs autorisation(s) d’exporter ou d’importer. Sotheby’s, sur demande et contre paiement de frais administratifs, peut présenter une demande d’autorisation pour exporter votre(vos) Lot(s) hors de France.

Catalog summary

Property from an Important Swiss Collection Robert Mapplethorpe 1946 - 1989 Irises signed, dated 87 and numbered 15/30 in pencil (in the margin) large-format photogravure 87 x 82 cm; 34¼ x 32¼ in. Executed in 1987, this work is number 15 from an edition of 30. ___________________________________________________________ Provenant d’une importante collection suisse Robert Mapplethorpe 1946 - 1989 Irises signé, daté 87 et numéroté 15/30 au crayon (dans la marge) photogravure grand format 87 x 82 cm; 34¼ x 32¼ in. Exécutée en 1987, cette oeuvre est le numéro 15 d'une édition en 30 exemplaires. Provenance USF Graphicstudio, Tampa, Florida Hindman, 14 December 2016, lot 221 Private Collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above by the present owner Literature Els Barents, Robert Mapplethorpe: Ten By Ten , Munich 1988, no. 25, illustrated Robert Mapplethorpe and Janet Kardon, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment , Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art 1988, pl. 89, illustrated Germano Celant, Mapplethorpe , London: Hayward Gallery 1992, p. 243, illustrated Robert Mapplethorpe, Pistils , New York 1996, p. 79, illustratead Herbert Muschamp, Mapplethorpe: The Complete Flowers , New York 2006, pl. 138, illustrated Exh. cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Polaroids: Mapplethorpe , 2007, fig. 13, p. 34, illustrated Exh. cat., Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs , 2016, pl. 141, p. 184, illustrated Robert Mapplethorpe, Mapplethorpe , London 2020, p. 303, illustrated Additional Notices & Disclaimers Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers is not applicable to this lot. The export of this property from France (including to other Member States of the European Union), as well as export from the European Union, may be subject to one or more export or import licenses being granted. Sotheby’s, upon request and for an administrative fee, may apply for a license to export your Lot(s) outside France. L’exportation de ce bien hors de France (y compris vers d’autres pays de l’Union Européenne), ainsi que son exportation hors de l’Union Européenne, peuvent-être subordonnées à l’obtention d’une ou plusieurs autorisation(s) d’exporter ou d’importer. Sotheby’s, sur demande et contre paiement de frais administratifs, peut présenter une demande d’autorisation pour exporter votre(vos) Lot(s) hors de France.