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What was Robert Mapplethorpe known for?
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Robert Mapplethorpe was known for his dramatic black and white photography. The American photographer's nude portraits, self-portraits and scenes from New York City's S&M clubs are particularly famous. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of Robert Mapplethorpe photographic art.
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Mapplethorpe "Cock & Devil" 1982 Gelatin Silver Print Satyr & Phallus Photograph
By Robert Mapplethorpe
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"Cock and Devil" is a photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe, created and printed in 1982. The work is a gelatin silver print, known for its stark contrast and meticulous composition, whi...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Silver Dollar
By Robert Mapplethorpe
Located in Greenwich, CT
Silver Dollar is a silver gelatin print on paper by Robert Mapplethorpe, titled, numbered, and dated verso. The print is signed and dated again on the back within his signature stamp...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Photography
Materials
Paper, Silver Gelatin
William S. Burroughs (Stamped)
By Robert Mapplethorpe
Located in Kansas City, MO
Robert Mapplethorpe
William S. Burroughs
Photograph
Year: 1982
Size: 9.8 × 7.8 inches
Stamped verso
Accompanied by Radar, Basel, Edition C.L.A.G., 1982; Text in German
Gallery COA ...
Category
1980s American Modern Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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Rare (Historic) Atlantic House, Provincetown - Entre Nous - Chains -offset print
By Robert Mapplethorpe
Located in New York, NY
Robert Mapplethorpe
Rare (Historic) Atlantic House, Provincetown - Entre Nous - Chains poster, 1991
Offset lithograph poster
17 × 11 inches
Unframed, unsigned and unnumbered
Accompan...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Mapplethorpe Z Portfolio, Dan S 1980 Male Nude Unique Gelatin Silver Print Photo
By Robert Mapplethorpe
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"Dan S" is a well-known photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe, created in 1980 and part of the Z Portfolio. It is part of his body of work that explores themes of identity, sexuality, an...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
William S Burroughs, by Robert Mapplethorpe
By Robert Mapplethorpe
Located in London, GB
Gelatin silver print
9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in
24.9 x 20.1 cm
Printed by Radar Publikationen and Edition K.L.A.G. credit stamps verso. Photographers credit stamp verso.
Print pulled from por...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
