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Robert Mapplethorpe
Branchesnegative 1980, printed 2003

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Black and white photograph of a round ribbed ceramic vase holding sparse flowering branches that arc wide against a pale gray wall with soft reflected light

Robert Mapplethorpe, Branches, negative 1980, printed 2003, 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
Branches
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1980, printed 2003
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (35.2 x 35 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. (50.5 x 40 cm) Mount: 19 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. (50.5 x 40 cm) Framed: 25 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (64.1 x 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.2016.152.349
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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