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Robert Mapplethorpe
Untitledcirca 1973

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a nude figure seen from behind, body wrapped in open-mesh netting, standing in a corner with a chevron-tiled floor
Black and white photograph of a nude figure kneeling on dark satin fabric, viewed from behind and above, face obscured by arms drawn up to the head, with high-contrast tonal range.
Gelatin silver print, overhead view of a nude figure kneeling face-down on dark draped satin fabric, wearing fishnet stockings, bare back and feet visible against deep black background.
Gelatin silver print, full-length rear view of a nude figure standing on a wooden platform, one arm raised to the head, facing a pale wall marked with chalked notations.
Gelatin silver print, overhead view of a figure bent forward wearing a dark corset and sheer hosiery, bare feet visible below, against crumpled dark satin fabric.
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Untitled
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
circa 1973
Medium
Dye diffusion prints (artist's frame)
Dimensions
Image: 3 3/4 × 2 in. (9.53 × 5.08 cm) Each (Polaroid container): 5 1/4 × 3 7/16 in. (13.34 × 8.73 cm) Outer dimension: 10 13/16 × 11 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (27.46 × 30.32 × 3.97 cm)
Credit Line
Jointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J. Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial purchase with funds provided by The J. Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation.
Accession Number
M.2011.30.42a-f
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Martineau, Paul, and Britt Salvesen. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2016.
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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