Photos By Robert Mapplethorpe
1990s Other Art Style Color Photography
Photogravure
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Color, Polaroid
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Pigment
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
1980s 85 New Wave Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pigment
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Silver
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Giclée,...
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Pigment
1980s Modern Nude Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Phot...
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclé...
Early 2000s Modern Nude Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Pigment, Photographic P...
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Platinum, Silver
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, A...
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography
Other
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Black and White, ...
1990s Contemporary Photography
Pigment
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Photographic ...
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Platinum, Gold, Gold Leaf
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
1980s Modern Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Color, Giclée, Photographic P...
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pi...
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Gold, Platinum, Gold Leaf
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography
Other
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Robert 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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