Lot #2633: ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE - Rosie - Original vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946 - 1989).
Title: "Rosie".
Medium: Original vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed 1976. Printed 1985.
Dimensions: Image size: 9 15/16 x 10 in. (252 x 254 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; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): According to Gordon’s Art, the auction record for the silver gelatin print of this image is $6,750 realized at Heritage Auction Galleries, 4/5/2014, lot #74039. It was offered with presale estimates of $7,000/9,000 at Christie’s New York, 10/4/2012, lot #235, going unsold. Image copyright © The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. [29511-3-225]