Premier Auction | Session II
Fri, Dec 6, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 1070
Robert Mapplethorpe
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1946-1989)Flower Arrangement, 1986, printed 1986, 9/10, signed on the estate sticker verso, also signed by the executor Michael Ward Stout, vintage gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 in.; modern wood frame, 29 x 28-3/4 in.I; llustrated: Mapplethorpe, Robert, Mark Holborn, Dimitri Levas, and Herbert Muschamp. Flora: The Complete Flowers. 2016, pl. 131; Martineau, Paul, Britt Salvesen, Philip Gefter, Jonathan D. Katz, Ryan Linkof, Richard Meyer, and Carol Squiers. Robert Mapplethorpe The Photographs. Los Angeles, Calif: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2016, pl. 188Also of; Note: attached verso is a copy of correspondence between Tom Baril (one of Mapplethorpe's master printers who printed this piece) and the consignor, discussing the merits of this composition.; Provenance: Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (gallery label verso with artist credit, title, date and number ); An Important Photography Collection, Florida
not examined out of archivally sealed frame, presumably tipped or hinged in, print appears in good condition; frame in good condition
Condition
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