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Apr 2, 2016 · Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait, 1978. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 19 11/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50 × 40.3 cm) Image: 13 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (35.2 × 35.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Inc. 97.103.2. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.
Self-portraits are perhaps the most complex type of portrait because the artist and sitter are the same person, and the image has a personal, diary-like feel. In his self-portraits Mapplethorpe experiments with different aspects of his identity. He presents himself in various ways from knife-wielding thug to transvestite.
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Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (/ ˈ m eɪ p əl ˌ θ ɔːr p / MAY-pəl-thorp; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images
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Pictures / Self Portrait Robert Mapplethorpe. 1977. Self Portrait Robert Mapplethorpe. 1980, printed 1999. Self Portrait Robert Mapplethorpe. 1983, printed 2005. Self ...
Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer known for his black-and-white portraits and for documenting New York’s S&M scene. View Robert Mapplethorpe’s 3,697 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
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Overview. Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings. Provenance. Exhibition History. Title: Self-portrait. Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe (American, New York 1947–1989 New York) Date: 1972–73. Medium: Gelatin silver print. Dimensions: 8.6 x 10.2 cm (3 3/8 x 4 in. ) Classification: Photographs. Credit Line: Promised Gift of David Gilbert.
March 15–July 31, 2016. Getty Center. Self-Portrait, 1985, Robert Mapplethorpe, gelatin silver print. Jointly acquired by the J. Paul Getty Trust and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, with funds provided by the J. Paul Getty Trust and the David Geffen Foundation. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.
