Lot 5717 - ibid117 Photographie - online only - mercredi, 09. décembre 2020, 12h00
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.
Conditionreport:
Partly minor scratching (to the right margin of the image, upper center, in the background, upper left, to the left on the shoe, and to the bottom left corner), mostly visible only in counter light, to the extreme cornerss slightly rubbed. Mount to the reverse a little dusty. Allover in very good condition. CHF 5 000 / 8 000 | (€ 5 150 / 8 250)
Vendu pour CHF 6 250 (frais inclus)