Self-Portrait (With Dancer)

1974

Robert Mapplethorpe

Associated Names
Robert Mapplethorpe

Artist, American, 1946 - 1989

The image shows a nude person standing in an artistic pose on a small pedestal. They have curly hair and are standing with one foot on the pedestal and the other leg bent at the knee, with their hand resting on their shin. In the foreground, another individual is holding a camera, positioned at the lower right side of the image. The background features a plain brick wall, suggesting a studio environment with minimal distractions.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    diffusion transfer print (Polaroid)

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 11 x 8.9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 13 x 10.6 cm (5 1/8 x 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.30.26

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

on verso, lower left in graphite: PD66

Wikidata ID

Q64169766

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