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Robert Mapplethorpe
Flowernegative 1980, printed 2007

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Black and white photograph of a cylindrical vase with a large monstera leaf and two spherical dried flower heads on a pale tabletop, with strong directional shadows cast on the wall behind
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Flower
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
negative 1980, printed 2007
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (35 x 34.9 cm) Sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 13/16 in. (50.1 x 40.1 cm) Mount: 19 3/4 x 15 13/16 in. (50.1 x 40.1 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.2016.152.449
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

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