Lot #1010: ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE - Grapes - Original vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946 - 1989).
Title: "Grapes".
Medium: Original vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed 1985. Printed 1988.
Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (206 x 206 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): Rare. According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this image is $68,750 realized at Sotheby's, New York, 4/2/2014, lot #160. Image copyright © The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. [29666-2-500]