Amaryllis, Paris

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Amaryllis, Paris

Creator

Robert Mapplethorpe

American Photographer · 1946–1989

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A key figure in late 20th-century photography, Mapplethorpe created work with a distinctive tension between opposites: sacred and profane, mainstream and underground, light and dark. From his early Polaroid portraits, to his fashion photography and later controversial work, Mapplethorpe's photographs are well-ordered and emotionally restrained, with dangerously chaotic and sensuous elements below.

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Date
negative 1977; print 1978
Medium
Selenium toned gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
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Object ID
9f2e1277-ac1b-4f53-91f0-b86037d2b890

Three separate leaves of a plant jutting out on the left side. The line or edge from a wall runs down the middle of the composition.

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