Lot #86: ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE - Calla Lily, 1984 (#2) - Original vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946 - 1989).
Title: "Calla Lily, 1984 (#2)".
Medium: Original vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed 1984. Printed 1988.
Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (206 x 206 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $800
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $1,200/1,500
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;affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board.
Comment(s): According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the last sale of a silver print of this particular Calla Lily image realized $75,000 at Christie's, New York, 10/5/2016 lot #104. Image copyright © The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. [29663-2-800-NA]