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527
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MAPPLETHORPE, ROBERT
(1946-1989)
“Merry Christmas” (snow-covered fir tree
with die-cut star). Silver print, 4
1
/
4
inches
(10.8 cm.) square, sheet size 10x8 inches
(25.4x20.3 cm.), with Mapplethorpe’s signature
and date, in ink, on recto. 1987
[2,000/3,000]
Gifted by the photographer to Marcus Leatherdale.
528
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(CLOSE, CHUCK) (1940- )
Photograph of the artist’s “Big Self-Portrait.”
Silver print, 9
1
/
2
x7
3
/
8
inches (24.1x18.7 cm.),
with a label with Close’s typed credit, the
title, date of the artwork (1968), medium of
the original artwork, and collection credit, as
well as date stamps, all on verso (one of the
stamps is visible on recto). 1980
[1,400/1,800]
528
527