Black and white photograph . Gelatine silver print. With the inscribed stamp of the Estate of Robert Mapplethorpe, signed by Michael Ward Stout (estate administrator) in 1989, on the reverse. Titled "Torso", dated "1987", numbered, as well as inscribed "1816" and "v 1989" on the reverse by a hand other than that of the artist. From an edition of 10 copies. Photo paper, mounted flush with the white board. 58.7 x 48.9 cm. 60,3 x 50,6 cm.
Postumous cast from 1989. [EH].
- Robert Mapplethorpe is one of the most significant photographers of the 20thcentury. - Iconic nude photograph by the early deceased artist. - Robert Mapplethorpe unites classic aeshetics with technical perfection. - His photographs are at, among others, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and dem Museum Ludwig, Cologne.