Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989); Irises;

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Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) Irises, 1986 Gelatin silver print; signed, dated, and editioned '3/10' in ink in the margin, flush-mounted, the photographer's copyright/reproduction rights stamp, signed and dated in ink, on the reverse, framed. 19 1/4 by 19 1/4 in. (48.9 x 48.9 cm.) sheet 23 3/4 x 19 7/8 in. (60.3 x 50.5 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance Hamiltons Gallery, London Acquired from the above by the present owner Literature Robert Mapplethorpe: Ten by Ten (Munich, 1988), pl. 25 Germano Celant, ed., Mapplethorpe (New York, 1992), p. 243 Mapplethorpe: Pistils (New York, 1996), p. 79 Mark Holborn and Dimitri Levas, Robert Mapplethorpe, Flora: The Complete Flowers (London and New York, 2024), p. 141 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989); Irises;

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Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989); Hyacinth;

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Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989); Flowers (Orchid);

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Gilles Bensimon (born 1944); 'Gisele';

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Lyle Ashton Harris (born 1965); ''Coquette'' (from 'Americas');: Lyle Ashton Harris (born 1965) ''Coquette'' (from 'Americas'), 1987-88 Gelatin silver print, printed later; flush-mounted, signed, titled, dated, and editioned 'PP' in pencil on the reverse. 30 1/4

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Brassaï (1899-1984); La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Montmartre;: Brassaï (1899-1984) La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Montmartre, 1932 Gelatin silver print, printed later; signed and editioned '22/30' in red ink in the margin, dated, annotated, and

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Diane Arbus (1923-1971); A young waitress at a nudist camp, N.J.;: Diane Arbus (1923-1971) A young waitress at a nudist camp, N.J., 1963 Gelatin silver print, printed posthumously by Neil Selkirk; the 'A Diane Arbus photograph' stamp, signed by Doon Arbus and with

Diane Arbus (1923-1971); A young waitress at a nudist camp, N.J.;

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Irving Penn (1917-2009); 'Four Guedras (Morocco)';: Irving Penn (1917-2009) 'Four Guedras (Morocco)', 1971 Platinum-palladium print, printed 1985; flush-mounted to aluminum, signed, initialed, titled, dated, annotated extensively, numbered '3341', and

Irving Penn (1917-2009); 'Four Guedras (Morocco)';

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