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Robert Mapplethorpe
Eric1980, printed 2008

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a nude male torso, cropped at chest and mid-thigh, seated, with defined musculature and soft directional studio lighting
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Eric
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1980, printed 2008
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (34.93 × 34.93 cm) Primary support: 19 13/16 × 15 13/16 in. (50.32 × 40.16 cm) Frame: 25 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (64.14 × 61.6 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.2016.152.339
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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