Lot #1007: HARING, KEITH AND ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE - Grace Jones - Original vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Haring, Keith and Robert Mapplethorpe (Americans, 20th Century).
Title: "Grace Jones [Painted & dressed by Keith Haring]".
Medium: Original vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed 1984. Printed 1985.
Dimensions: Image size: 12 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (314 x 248 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed by Haring in black marker, lower right; 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): On July 24, 1984, four great figures of the culture and art of the 1980s met at Robert Mapplethorpe’s studio. The occasion was a photo shoot for Andy Warhol’s ‘Interview’ magazine. The participants were Grace Jones, Keith Haring, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Andy Warhol. The session, at now iconic 24 Bond Street in New York City, lasted 18 hours. The result was astonishing. Image copyright © The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. [29512-3-800]