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Robert Mapplethorpe
Untitled (Ruth Kligman)circa 1972

Not on view
Color photograph, close crop of two aged hands resting on a bare knee and thigh, the subject wearing a navy floral-print garment
Color photograph, close-up of two bare feet and lower legs, one foot resting on the other ankle, beside a dark blue floral-upholstered chair with curved wooden legs on a concrete surface.
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Untitled (Ruth Kligman)
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
circa 1972
Medium
Diffusion transfer prints
Dimensions
Image: 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.43 × 8.89 cm) Frame: 12 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (32.39 × 32.39 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.2011.30.94.1-.3
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