Thomas in a Circle, 1987

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ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989)
Thomas in a Circle, 1987
tirage argentique, monté sur support cartonné
signé, daté et numéroté '7/10' à l'encre (marge); signé et daté sur le cachet de copyright du photographe; numéroté '1735', titré et daté à l'encre, numéroté 'RMF #8712.002-C' au crayon (montage, verso)
image: 49 x 49 cm. (19 ¼ x 19 ¼ in.)
feuille/montage: 60.5 x 50.5 cm. (23 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.)
Ce tirage est le numéro sept d'une édition de dix exemplaires.

Provenance

Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich
Acquis directement auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel

Literature

Robert Mapplethorpe, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Bulfinch Press 1988, fig. 170
Robert Mapplethorpe, Grand Palais, Paris, Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais, 2014, cat.39, p.61

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Further details

GELATIN SILVER PRINT, FLUSH-MOUNTED ON BOARD; SIGNED, TITLED AD NUMBERED '7/10' IN INK (MARGIN), SIGNED AND DATED ON STAMPED PHOTOGRAPHER'S COPYRIGHT CREDIT, NUMBERED '1735', TITLED AND DATED IN INK, NUMBERED 'RMF #8712.002-C' IN PENCIL (MOUNT, VERSO); THIS PRINT IS NUMBER SEVEN FROM AN EDITION OF TEN

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Lot Essay

"I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before."
Robert Mapplethorpe

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