Serigraph in colors on wove paper
USA, 1986
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) – US-American artist, who influenced the international art scene of the 1980s as sustainably as artists like Andy Warhol
Signed and dated ‘Robert Mapplethorpe ‘86’ as well as numbered ‘XXIII/XXX’
From the portfolio ‘For Joseph Beuys’
Published by Galerie Klüser, München, and Edition Schellmann Munich/New York
Image size: 50 x 50.4 cm; sheet size: 81.5 x 61 cm
Frame: 86 x 65.5 cm
Very good condition

Robert Mapplethorpe once said ‘I look for the perfection of form’, and ‘I do this in portraits, in photographs of penises, in photographs of flowers.’ With this attitude he initially deeply shocked the American society, but later became one of the most successful protagonists of the art world.

This work is part of the portfolio ‘For Joseph Beuys’, published by Bernd Klüser und Jörg Schellmann. For this project they had invited to participate circa 30 artists who had ‘set a mark’ in the recent art society. The edition was 90 and XXX copies.

Condition:

The serigraph in colors is in very good condition. The image size is 50 x 50.4 cm, the sheet measures 81.5 x 61 cm. The framed dimensions are 86 x 65,5 cm.



Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989)

Robert Mapplethorpe studied painting and sculpture at the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, from 1963 to 1970. During this time he already met the young poet and musician Patti Smith, who introduced him to the art scene in Brooklyn and Manhattan. In the early 1970s, Mapplethorpe created mostly assemblages before he focused on portrait photography. As a photographer, he worked for different magazines like Andy Warhol's ‘Interview’ and only gradually developed his own style as a freelance artist. In 1977, Mapplethorpe had his first major solo exhibition at Holly Solomon Gallery in New York. His artistic output covers a wide range of motifs, including classic themes like floral still lifes, nudes and portraits as well as homoerotic and sadomasochistic compositions. During his lifetime his works have already been exhibited in renowned museums, including the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Mapplethorpe died on May 9, 1989 due to his HIV infection. (cbo)

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