Lot 8826 - ibid113 Photography - online only - Wednesday, 08. July 2020, 04.00 PM
ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE
(1946–1989)
Christopher Holly, 1980.
Gelatin silver print. Vintage. Fix mounted on cardboard support.
Image dimension 39.5 × 49.5 cm; sheet dimension 40.3 × 50.3 cm.
Fully signed and numbered 3/10 in the lower image. On the reverse of the support additionally fully signed, dated 1981 and with photographer's stamp. Matted, framed. Label "Carl Laszlo Collection" mounted to the frame verso.
Literature:
- Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation (ed). Mapplethorpe. Munich, 1992 (ill. p. 128).
- David Leddick. The Male Nude. Cologne, 2005 (ill. p. 407,here dated 1980).
Provenance:
- From the collection of publisher and art collector Carl Laszlo.
- Swiss private collection.
"In its typical formula, pornography invokes distancing mechanisms that invite one to feel one's control over the image, to feel that what one is looking at is not a person but an empty vessel for one's ego. These mechanisms are not at work in a Mapplethorpe."
Richard Marshall. Robert Mapplethorpe. London, 1988, p. 86.
Tiny spot in the background upper left, minimally rubbed at the outermost edges (outside the image) and faint adhesive traces. Support slightly spotted verso. Otherwise nearly flawless condition.
- Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation (ed). Mapplethorpe. Munich, 1992 (ill. p. 128).
- David Leddick. The Male Nude. Cologne, 2005 (ill. p. 407,here dated 1980).
Provenance:
- From the collection of publisher and art collector Carl Laszlo.
- Swiss private collection.
"In its typical formula, pornography invokes distancing mechanisms that invite one to feel one's control over the image, to feel that what one is looking at is not a person but an empty vessel for one's ego. These mechanisms are not at work in a Mapplethorpe."
Richard Marshall. Robert Mapplethorpe. London, 1988, p. 86.
Tiny spot in the background upper left, minimally rubbed at the outermost edges (outside the image) and faint adhesive traces. Support slightly spotted verso. Otherwise nearly flawless condition.
CHF 8 000 / 12 000 | (€ 8 250 / 12 370)
Sold for CHF 10 000 (including buyer’s premium)
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