Robert Mapplethorpe Orchid

Works From The Collection of Jean Hart Kislak
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946 - 1989
Orchid

gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, signed, dated, and editioned '3/10' in ink in the margin, the photographer's copyright stamp, signed and dated in ink, and with the edition '3/10' in ink on the reverse, framed, 1982
image: 15 ½ by 15 ⅜ in. (39.4 by 39.1 cm.)
frame: 25 ½ by 24 ½ in. (64.8 by 62.2 cm.)

Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.

This photograph is in generally excellent condition. There is graphite transferrance in the margin.

On the reverse, there are some rust colored deposits, possibly foxing, at the lower edge. '949' is written in an unidentified hand in ink. There is a 1-inch long scratch beneath the photographer's stamp.