Gelatin silver print. Printed in 1985
Signed , dated ‘85’ and numbered 5/10 by Robert Mapplethorpe in the lower margin.
Stamp of the artist on the reverse. Signed, titled ‘Watermelon w/ knife’’ dated ‘1985’ and numbered 5/10 on the reverse
Matted and framed. Height 71.7 cm. Width 71.7 cm. Depth 4.5 cm.
Literature:
– Robert Mapplethorpe Arthur C. Dante p.331 (ill)
– Robert Mapplethorpe Tra antica e moderno. Un’antologia Germano Celant p. 361 (ill)
– Mapplethorpe Perfection in Form p. 135 (ill)
– Playing with the Edge. The photographic Achievement of Robert Mapplethorpe. Arthur C. Danto p.97 (ill)
– Robert Mapplethorpe, Catalogue of Robert Mapplethorpe Exhibition Tokyo 1992 N° 97 .
– Mapplethorpe 7 X te Neues p.145 (ill)
– Mapplethorpe Hayward Gallery, Germano Celant, p.219 (ill)
– Robert Mapplethorpe Photographien 1984 – 1986 p. 30 (ill)
‘Watermelon with Knife’ is in the collection of The J. Paul Getty Museum
Object number 2021.28.489
Description : ‘A watermelon with the tip of a knife plunged into the top of it, and smoke wafting in the background’
