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Mapplethorpe, Robert

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE Urn with Fruit, 1994

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Urn with Fruit, from a 1994 box set of Robert Mapplethorpe photographs published by teNeues Publishing Company and printed in Germany, captures the artist’s signature mastery of light, form, and classical composition. This striking still life balances organic curves with architectural elegance, offering a contemplative study in contrast and restraint.

Presented in a black wood frame with a front profile of 1 inch and a side profile of 3/4 inch, and mounted behind a 4-inch mat, the piece is elevated to a refined, gallery-quality display.

Details

Sku: YY5879

Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe

Title: Urn with Fruit

Year: 1994

Signed: No

Medium: Offset Lithograph

Edition Size: Unknown

Framed: Yes

Condition: A: Mint

Dimensions

Paper Size: 7 x 5 inches ( 18 x 13 cm )

Image Size: 4.5 x 4.25 inches ( 11 x 11 cm )

Frame Size: H: 15.75 x W: 14.5 x D: 0.75 in.

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE Urn with Fruit, 1994

$250

About the Artist

Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 – 1989) was an American photographer, known for his sensitive yet blunt treatment of controversial subject-matter in the large-scale, highly stylized black and white medium of photography. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits and still-life images of flowers. His most controversial work is that of the underground BDSM scene in the late 1960s and early 1970s of New York City. The homoeroticism of this work fuelled a national debate over the public funding of controversial artwork. His photography of flowers shows his remarkable mastery of the nuances of light, both with the camera itself and also in the darkroom. Patti Smith was a longtime roommate and close friend of Mapplethorpe and a frequent subject in his photography, including a stark, iconic photograph that appears on the cover of Smith's first album, Horses. "Robert took areas of dark human consent and made them into art. He worked without apology, investing the homosexual with grandeur, masculinity, and enviable nobility. Without affectation, he created a presence that was wholly male without sacrificing feminine grace. He was not looking to make a political statement or an announcement of his evolving sexual persuasion. He was presenting something new, something not seen or explored as he saw and explored it. Robert sought to elevate aspects of male experience, to imbue homosexuality with mysticism. As Cocteau said of a Genet poem, 'His obscenity is never obscene.' " — Patti Smith, Just Kids
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