Lot Essay
Two alternatively colored versions of this print were exhibited in the seminal retrospective Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium at The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, in 2016.
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Flower, 1983
Details
ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946–1989)
Flower, 1983
silkscreen in colored ink on aluminum, mounted on wood
titled, dated and inscribed 'The Estate of Robert Mapplethorpe/ by Michael Ward Stout, Executor' in ink (mount, verso)
overall: 40 x 40 x 1.5 in. (101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm.)
This work is unique, part of a series based upon the same image.
Flower, 1983
silkscreen in colored ink on aluminum, mounted on wood
titled, dated and inscribed 'The Estate of Robert Mapplethorpe/ by Michael Ward Stout, Executor' in ink (mount, verso)
overall: 40 x 40 x 1.5 in. (101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm.)
This work is unique, part of a series based upon the same image.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1983.