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."
Additional Artworks
From Art Alba Gallery
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KASM
Octopi Central, 2024
Ceramic
24 x 10 x 8 cm
US$1,200
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Norm LaCoe
October Light 1988, 2003
Platinum
26 x 30 cm
US$2,000
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Chen Qi
Butterfly Dream No.7, 2003
Woodblock
29 x 34 cm
US$5,000
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J Michael Lardizabal
Great Throne Valley, 1990
Gelatin Silver Print
51 x 56 cm
US$5,000
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Jean-Claude Quilici
Aegean Daydream, c. 1975
Lithograph
51 x 41 cm
US$1,000
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William Claxton
Jim Robinson, New Orleans, 1960, 1960
Photograph
31 x 23 cm
US$1,500
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Wong Wing Chee
Jade Lotus 1958, 1958
Photograph
27 x 20 cm
US$500
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Tam T K
Flying 1956, 1956
Photograph
16 x 21 cm
US$500
About the artist
Robert Mapplethorpe
American
1946-1989
