Lot #1982: ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE - Philip Glass and Robert Wilson - Original photogravure

 

Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946 - 1989).
Title: "Philip Glass and Robert Wilson".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: Composed 1976. Printed later.
Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/8 x 8 in. (206 x 203 mm).
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): Mapplethorpe took this iconic photograph of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson in the same year as the production of Glass’s landmark opera, ‘Einstein on the Beach,’ which Wilson directed. According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this image is $21,527 (€18,750) realized at Christie's, Paris, 10/18/2018, lot #40. Image copyright © The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. [29657-2-300]