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Robert Mapplethorpe
Francenegative 1981, printed 2006

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a reclining nude figure, cropped to head, neck, and upper chest, with soft diffused lighting against a pale gray background

Robert Mapplethorpe, France, negative 1981, printed 2006, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and to The J. Paul Getty Trust

Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
France
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1981, printed 2006
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 19 1/8 x 13 11/16 in. (48.6 x 34.7 cm) Sheet: 19 13/16 x 15 11/16 in. (50.3 x 39.8 cm) Mount: 19 13/16 x 15 11/16 in. (50.3 x 39.8 cm) Framed: 28 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (72.4 x 59.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and to The J. Paul Getty Trust
Accession Number
M.2016.152.512
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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