Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989); Patti Smith with Doves;
Lot 112
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989); Patti Smith with Doves;
Sold for US$ 9,375 inc. premium

Auction 20064: Photographs
1 Nov 2012 10:00 EDT

New York
Lot Details
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989); Patti Smith with Doves;
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989)
Patti Smith with Doves, 1979
Gelatin silver print, signed, dated and numbered 1/10 in pencil in the margin; signed, dated in ink, copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp, titled, dated and numbered in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse of the flush-mount.
13 7/8 x 13 7/8in

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Purchased from Robert Miller Gallery, New York City, 1978

    Literature:
    Holburn & Levas (eds.), Mapplethorpe, London, 1992, pl. 63; Wave, Patti Smith Group, Arista, 1979, cover (figs.1-2)

    This image was used as the cover for the 1979 Patti Smith Group album Wave.
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