Provenance
Private Collection, Spain
Phillips, London, 8 May 2014, lot 103
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Catalogue Essay
‘Mapplethorpe rarely photographed nature outside in the raw and wild. The sea, with its changeable and unpredictable moods, would seem to be an unlikely subject for him, but the way that he tackles it gives it order and regularity - elements that are central to Mapplethorpe’s aesthetic.’ – Robert Mapplethorpe, 'Waves', Tate (online)
Artist Biography
Robert Mapplethorpe
American • 1946 - 1989
After studying drawing, painting and sculpture at the Pratt Institute in the 1960s, Robert Mapplethorpe began experimenting with photography while living in the notorious Chelsea Hotel with Patti Smith. Beginning with Polaroids, he soon moved on to a Hasselblad medium-format camera, which he used to explore aspects of life often only seen behind closed doors.
By the 1980s Mapplethorpe's focus was predominantly in the studio, shooting portraits, flowers and nudes. His depiction of the human form in formal compositions reflects his love of classical sculpture and his groundbreaking marriage of those aesthetics with often challenging subject matter. Mapplethorpe's style is present regardless of subject matter — from erotic nudes to self-portraits and flowers — as he ceaselessly strove for what he called "perfection of form."
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Robert Mapplethorpe

Waves

signed, dated by Michael Ward Stout, Executor, in ink, titled, dated, numbered 8/15 in another hand in pencil, estate copyright credit reproduction limitation and signature stamp on the reverse of the mount
gelatin silver print
35.8 x 35.6 cm (14 1/8 x 14 in.)
Executed in 1980, this work is number 8 from an edition of 15.

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Andy Warhol
Two works: i-ii) Flowers
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Stephan Vanfleteren
Marine Oostduinkerke 3
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Stephan Vanfleteren
Marine Oostduinkerke 2
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Stephan Vanfleteren
Marine Oostduinkerke 1
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Walter Swennen
Untitled
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Léon Spilliaert
Marine with sunset
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Ettore Spalletti
Grigio, oro
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Sterling Ruby
ASHTRAY 30
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Sterling Ruby
SP73
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Loïc Raguénès
Les Parfums de la Nuit
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Joan Miro
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Tony Matelli
565
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Robert Mapplethorpe
Waves
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Sol LeWitt
Untitled
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Sol LeWitt
Tangled Bands
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Laurens Legiers
A Snail's Journey
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Titus Kaphar
Untitled Tar Piece
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Hans Hartung
T1971-H50
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David Hammons
Head warmer
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Gilbert & George
Piss Piss Piss
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Bernard Frize
Obias
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Peter Dreher
Tag um Tag guter Tag (Day by Day good Day) Nr. 2520
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Peter Dreher
Tag um Tag guter Tag (Day by Day good Day) Nr. 2522
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Raoul De Keyser
Oostende (Tornado)
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Alexander Calder
Snakes Puzzle
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Alexander Calder
Crag with White Flower and White Discs
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Alexander Calder
L'Ile Verte
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Guillaume Bijl
"James Ensor in Oostende" circa 1920
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Robert Mapplethorpe

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Robert Mapplethorpe

Waves

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