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Irises

1987

Robert Mapplethorpe

Associated Names

Robert Mapplethorpe

Artist, American, 1946 - 1989

Graphicstudio

Publisher

The image features a vase with flowers arranged above it. The color palette includes black, white, and gray. The vase is positioned in the foreground on a flat surface, with the flowers extending upwards. Shadows and light create diagonal lines in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

photogravure
Credit Line

Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist
Accession Number

1987.77.20

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1996

Master Prints from Graphicstudio, (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes-Barre, 1996.

Wikidata ID

Q74877592

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