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Period: 1970s
Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, Police Series Street Photography 1970s
Located in New york, NY
Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, 1978 by Leonard Freed, is a 16” x 20” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Police Work series and book. The photograph from the estate is stamped verso (back of photo) and signed by Brigitte Freed (widow). This is a black and white modern photograph...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot: Hollywood's French Icon
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white closeup features French iconic actress Brigitte Bardot in a wide-brimmed hat.
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, often referred to by her initials B.B., is a...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Family Planning By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Family Planning
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 34 x 26" / 86 x 66 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1975 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other print sizes an...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Johnny Cash at Levenworth Prison
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage 1970 image capturing country superstar Johnny Cash at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas.
The prison has held some notorious figures during its storied history in...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
A Streetcar Named Desire
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes black frame with white mat.
Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Philip Johnson, Architect, Lee Radziwill, Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Lee Radziwill and Philip Johnson at The Met - 10/18/1973
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-B...
Category
American Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mother with Sons by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1973, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Mother with Sons by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a black and white portrait of a woman with her arms around two young boys.
Paper size: 14 x 11 in.
Image size: 13 x 10 in.
Gelatin Silver...
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Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photo Mets Baseball Sports Photograph Americana
Located in Surfside, FL
Youth at mets Game waiting for Autograph on August 20th, 1970
Photographer is Fred McDarrah
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s pos...
Category
American Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Muhammad Ali Training in Florida
By Jeff Joffe
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning image of Muhammad Ali training in Florida, 1970.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most ...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Jasper Johns Exhibit Photo Whitney Mus
Located in Surfside, FL
Mercedes and Herbert Matter at Jasper Johns Exhibition nov 21 1978 Whitney Museum
photographer Fred McDarrah
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generatio...
Category
American Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Wallscape, Jerusalem Architectural Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Jerusalem Architecture Photo
This is for one Photograph from the portfolio entitled "Jerusalem: City of Mankind," The mounting is 14 X 17 inches. the actual photo measurement is betw...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Muhammad Ali Preparing for the "Thrilla in Manila"
Located in Austin, TX
World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali preparing for the fight that would come to be known as the "Thrilla in Manila", the final fight in the Ali-Frazier trilogy and one that lived ...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jerusalem Western Wall Night Time Photo 1973
Located in Surfside, FL
Jerusalem Wailing Wall Photo with couple at night.
This is for one Photograph from the portfolio entitled "Jerusalem: City of Mankind," The mounting is 14 X 17 inches. the actual ph...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Milton Greene, Marlene Dietrich, original vintage photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Milton Greene
Marlene Dietrich
Original vintage photograph on photographic paper, taken from the original negative
Photo taken in NY in 1952, Printed in 1979 as dated on the verso
Ha...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bianca Jagger's Birthday Party at Studio 54
By Eric Kroll
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1970s in New York: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bianca Jagger, and Mick Jagger at Studio 54 for Bianca's birthday party.
Bianca Jagger is a former Nicaraguan actress who was married ...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot: Hollywood's French Icon
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning closeup features French bombshell actress Brigitte Bardot in a wide-brimmed hat.
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, often referred to by her initials B.B. ., is a French fo...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Nude Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 11 x 14 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso.
Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Itali...
Category
Realist 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Nude Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 11 x 14 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso.
Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Itali...
Category
Realist 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway Beverly Hills Hotel Oscar'
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel
1977 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
60 x 60 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 50
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) is an English ph...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Terry O'Neill 'Alice Cooper and Family, Los Angeles'
Located in New York, NY
Alice Cooper, Los Angeles, 1974, Printed Later
Silver gelatin print
40 x 40 inches
estate stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Terry O'Neill, Alice ...
Category
American Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Signed limited edition Landscape photo , Contemporary, Countryside - Woodingdean
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Woodingdean 1 ‘ who was captured on fi...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot Spain' (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Spain, 1971
Silver gelatin print
20 x 16 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 50
(rare)
Brigitte Bardot on the set of ‘Les Petroleuses’ a.k.a. ‘The Legend of Fren...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie 'Diamond Dogs, London' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs, London
1974 (printed later)
Silver Gelatin Print
Signed and numbered edition 1 of 50
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) is an English photographer. He gained reno...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot, Les Novices' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot with dog, on set of Les Novices (Co-signed)
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition of 50
16 x 20 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 50
(rare)
French actress Brigitte Bard...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sonny and Cher Smiling in Kitchen
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white capture of couple and music duo, Sonny and Cher, candid, sitting, and smiling with plants in their kitchen.
Sonny & Cher were an American pop and entertainme...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Evel Knievel on Motorbike
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1970s photograph featuring Evel Knievel, the legendary motorcycle daredevil who became one of the greatest American icons of the 1970s. Over his career, he attempted more than ...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot, Les Petroleuses' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Les Petroleuses
1971
Silver gelatin print
edition of 50
24 x 20 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 50
rare
Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film ‘Les Petroleu...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Liza Minnelli posing in Halston's Apartment
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - co signed by Terry O'Neill and Bardot
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Co signed by Brigitte Bardot and Terry O'Neill
40 x 60 inches
Edition Size: 50 +...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Bodybuilding Ballerina
By Michael Norcia
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1970s photograph depicting a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, the champion bodybuilder who was Mr. Olympia a staggering seven times showing the elegant side of himself as he takes ...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Hammer and Sickle
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hammer and Sickle
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - estate print
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Posthumuous c type estate print with digital signature
72 x 108 inches
Edition ...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Elton John Dodger Stadium
Located in Austin, US
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London.
Signed limited edition photographic print by Terry O'Neill. Elton John performs at Dodger Stadium...
Category
Photorealist 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Duncan Hannah Unmade Beds 1976
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Duncan Hannah, Unmade Beds 1976 by Fernando Natalici:
This rare, vintage original 1970s darkroom photograph was captured on the set of "Unmade Beds" by ...
Category
Pop Art 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Reggie Jackson Looking Back
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960's portrait of Reggie Jackson in his Angels uniform, candid and looking back over his shoulder while on the field.
Reggie Jackson is an American former professional baseb...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
David Bowie Singing
By Pressens Bild
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white image of David Bowie singing with one arm raised.
David Bowie was an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was a leading figure in the music industry and...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Alice Cooper in Concert
By Mike Gray
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features singer and musician Alice Cooper performing on stage.
Alice Cooper is an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over fi...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
George Foreman: Legendary Fighter
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular 1970s action shot featuring heavyweight champion George Foreman in his prime.
George Foreman is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister and auth...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
George Foreman: Legendary Fighter II
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular 1970s action shot featuring heavyweight champion George Foreman in his prime.
George Foreman is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister and auth...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Who Pete Townshend 1979 - signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
Pete Townshend of the Who Madison Square Garden New York 1979
Large Oversize limited edition (ed size 15 only this size) and signed
silver gelatin print.
paper size 40x30" inches / 101 x 76 cm
Certificate of authenticity supplied.
About Michael Putland the photographer :
Born in 1947, Michael grew up in Harrow where he took his first pictures at the age of nine before leaving school at sixteen to work as an assistant to various photographers including Time-Life photographer, Walter Curtain and the legendary motor racing photographer, Louis Klemantaski. In 1969 he set up his own studio and by 1971, he was the official photographer for the British music magazine Disc & Music Echo. His first assignment for them that year was to photograph Mick Jagger in London.
From the editorial work for Disc and Music Echo, Sounds and later Smash Hits & Q magazine amongst others, to the 1973 tour with The Rolling Stones that led to a long-standing relationship working with the band, Michael has shot prodigiously including for major record labels including CBS, Warner, Elektra, Polydor, Columbia Records and EMI. Relocating to New York in 1977, it was here that Michael founded the photo agency, Retna.
It has been said that Michael photographed everyone from Abba to Zappa … when looking at his archive this is actually true.
Now living in East Sussex, recent 2016 exhibitions include “Off The Record” at The Lucy Bell Gallery in Hastings showing images both on and off stage including previously unseen contact sheets; whilst Ono Arte in Bologna, Italy is hosting a David Bowie show. Autumn 2014 saw Michael’s 50 year retrospective at the Getty Gallery in London: “A life in Music, 50 Years On The Road”. Snap Gallery in London’s Piccadilly Arcade regularly have a selection of Michael’s work on show.
Michael continues to shoot the artists he most admires – likely to be jazz, classical and world musicians, who have always provided an alternative narrative to his rock music portfolio.
“It has been a fantastic ride through an incredible period of music history, which combined my two great loves … music and photography. Little did I appreciate, when my Uncle Alan encouraged my photography back in the 1950s, that this would lead me to photographing nearly all of my heroes … and thrilled to be still finding new ones. A great never ending journey.” Michael Putland
About The Who :
Few rock & roll bands were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notorious live performances demonstrated: Keith Moon fell over his drum kit while Pete Townshend leaped into the air with his guitar, spinning his right hand in exaggerated windmills. Vocalist Roger Daltrey prowled the stage as bassist John...
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Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Chabad Shul Pletzl Paris Judaica Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
17 Rue des Rosiers Paris, France.
A small Shul in the old Jewish quarter of Paris (the Pletzel), known as the ‘Zibetzin’, located at 17 Rue De Rosiers, The Lubavitcher Rebbe was kno...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bruce Springsteen on the Sunset Strip, Los Angeles (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 23/50, signed by Terry O'Neill. Includes black frame with white mat.
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galle...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Michael Caine (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
AP from an edition of 50, signed by Terry O'Neill.
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and private coll...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paul Newman and Lee Marvin (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 45/50, signed by Terry O'Neill. Includes black frame.
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and privat...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Patti Astor The Foreigner 1977 film still (Amos Poe The Foreigner)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici Patti Astor The Foreigner New York 1977:
Actress and legendary downtown NY scenester Patti Astor, photographed during the filming of "The Foreigner" by celebrated N...
Category
Pop Art 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mike Tyson - Stampa su carta in bianco e nero
Located in Napoli, IT
Stampa su carta in bianco e nero del pugile Mike Tyson, con cornice
Category
Photorealist 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper, Monoprint
Mick Jagger, Gelatin Silver Print by Bob Gruen
By Bob Gruen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mick Jagger
Bob Gruen, American (1945)
Date: 1973
Gelatin Silver Print, mounted to board, signed, titled and dated in pen
Image Size: 16 x 11.5 inches
Size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Peep Land" 1970s Times Square New York photograph (70s NY street photography)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In 1978, photographer Fernando Natalici, the creative mind behind the graphic design for iconic venues like CBGB and the Mudd Club, spent twenty-four hours shooting the raw scenery of Times Square and 42nd Street.
"Natalici's shots candidly recall a Times Square of flashing marquee lights, electric sexual energy and wild lawlessness. His photographs resuscitate a New York of yesteryear in all of its chiaroscuro, with it all of the dark tenets of urban life that are today masked beneath a glossy veil of uniformity." (Jessica Dailey, Curbed NY, July 29th 2014)
Archival Inkjet Print
13 x 19 inches.
Hand signed & titled in ink on the verso from a limited edition of 15.
Excellent condition.
Obtained directly from artist. Lot 180...
Category
Pop Art 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot, Les Petroleuses' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Les Petroleuses
1971
Silver gelatin print
edition of 50
24 x 20 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 50
rare
Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film ‘Les Petroleu...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Shaker Interior, Sabbathday Lake, Maine
By George Tice
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Shaker Interior, Sabbathday Lake, Maine
Silver print, selenium toned, 1971
Signed in pencil lower right (see photo)
Titled verso (see photo)
Printed c. 1971
Condition: Excellent
Imag...
Category
American Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin 1970 signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
Led Zeppelin
photographer Jorgen Angel
Artist(s): Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
Location: Copenhagen
Date: 28th February 1970
Era: The 1970's
printed this year
Edition: hand signed Li...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sean Connery on the set of "Diamonds are Forever" (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 31/50, signed by Terry O'Neill.
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwi...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photo realized in 1970s by Agenzia ANSA. Good condition.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in ...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Well Heeled London by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Well Heeled
by Arthur Steel
WELL HEELED WESTMINSTER BRIDGE LONDON, 1973
“I’d just acquired a 19mm lens for my Leica flex SL9 and was keen to explore it’s ability to focus very ...
Category
Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Led Zeppelin "Plane"
By Bob Gruen
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Led Zeppelin standing in front of their tour plane "Starship" in 1973. Photograph taken at JFK airport before heading to Pittsburgh, PA.
Signed by photographer.
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Brigitte Bardot Holster Hip, Photography 1971, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is one of the most iconic French actresses and models in the world. She is one of the best known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s and was widely referred...
Category
Contemporary 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Archival Paper
Moet Blade
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 - 1989) helped elevate photography to be considered fine art in the 1970s thanks to his uncompromising images rich in contrast, from beautiful to brutal and elegant to uninhibited.
Mapplethorpe’s career was as glittering as it was controversial. Feted and vilified in equal measure, he ran a successful commercial studio (for portraiture and fashion photography) while simultaneously producing some of the most contentious (and beautiful!) images of the 20th century.
His depictions of gay sexuality (including S&M and bondage) provoked a fierce backlash both at the time of their creation and well into the 1990s and beyond.
This unique polaroid dates from when Mapplethorpe began to focus on pure photography, abandoning the collages of the first chapter of his career. It is also a foreshadowing of his curiosity and pursuit of New York's S&M scene.
This unique polaroid features an opened bottle of Moët-Chandon with a sharp blade emerging from the neck. Typical of Mapplethorpe, there is his signature balance of formalist qualities, foreboding references, with a touch of sexuality and violence.
Mapplethorpe's style is instantly recognizable: simple forms set against neutral backgrounds, a razor-sharp focus, and opulent, tonal gradations ranging from inky, velvety black to luminous silver-white.
Although this is a unique polaroid, its sibling is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. We believe that our example is superior to the two; the label is mostly concealed which intensifies the shapes and composition.
Robert Mapplethorpe mounted over fifty solo exhibitions during his lifetime, including numerous museum shows in the USA, Europe, and Japan. Since his death, his work has continued to be exhibited and acquired by major international art institutions.
Questions about this artwork? Contact us.
"Untitled" (Moet Blade)
USA, 1972
Unique polaroid.
Annotated 'PD 708' in pencil in an unknown hand on the verso.
Original stamp from Mertens Framers.
4.5”H 3.4”W (image)
15"H 8"W (framed)
Very good condition. Detailed condition report by request
Provenance: Xavier Hufkens...
Category
American Modern 1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Polaroid
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