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Robert Mapplethorpe
Untitledcirca 1967-1970

Not on view
Pen or pencil drawing on cream paper, a dense circular mass of layered, frantic strokes in dark gray, with handwritten text reading "DESTRUCTION OF THE SELF" in the upper right corner
Verso of a sheet of aged cream paper with scattered foxing and discoloration; small handwritten inscription in the lower right corner.
Artist or Maker
Robert Mapplethorpe
United States, 1946–1989, active New York City
Title
Untitled
Date Made
circa 1967-1970
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 x 10 15/16 in. (35.6 x 27.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to The J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.2011.30.271
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Martineau, Paul, and Britt Salvesen. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Photographs. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2016.