Lot 5717 - ibid117 Photography - online only - Wednesday, 09. December 2020, 12.00 AM
ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE
(Floral Park 1946–1989 Boston)
Marty and Veronica, 1982.
Gelatin silver print. Vintage. Fix mounted on cardboard support.
Image dimension 38.5 x 38.5 cm; sheet dimension 50.3 x 40.3 cm.
Below the image fully signed, dated and dedicated to Carl Laszlo. Matted, framed. Label "Carl Laszlo Collection" mounted to frame verso. Outside of the edition of 10.
Literature:
- Richard Marshall. Robert Mapplethorpe. Exhibition catalogue Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 28.7.–23.10.1998. London, 1988 (ill. p. 107).
- Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation (ed). Mapplethorpe. Munich, 1992 (ill. p. 125).
Provenance:
- From the collection of publisher and art collector Carl Laszlo.
- Swiss private collection.
"I wasn't setting out to make a statement, that isn't the way I work. The statement grows out of what I do."
(Robert Mapplethorpe quoted in Marshall, 1988, p. 87).
Small scratches in areas (on the right edge of the picture, top centre, in the background, top left, left on the shoe, and lower left in the corner), mostly only visible with backlight, minimally rubbed at the outermost corners. Verso of support slightly stained. Overall very good condition.
- Richard Marshall. Robert Mapplethorpe. Exhibition catalogue Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 28.7.–23.10.1998. London, 1988 (ill. p. 107).
- Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation (ed). Mapplethorpe. Munich, 1992 (ill. p. 125).
Provenance:
- From the collection of publisher and art collector Carl Laszlo.
- Swiss private collection.
"I wasn't setting out to make a statement, that isn't the way I work. The statement grows out of what I do."
(Robert Mapplethorpe quoted in Marshall, 1988, p. 87).
Small scratches in areas (on the right edge of the picture, top centre, in the background, top left, left on the shoe, and lower left in the corner), mostly only visible with backlight, minimally rubbed at the outermost corners. Verso of support slightly stained. Overall very good condition.
CHF 5 000 / 8 000 | (€ 5 150 / 8 250)
Sold for CHF 6 250 (including buyer’s premium)
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