Orchid with Ray of Light (Variation)
Artist
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989)American, 1946–1989
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Orchid with Ray of Light (Variation)
Date1977
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/16 x 13 15/16 in. (35.7 x 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.7 × 40.3 cm)
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.7 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Anthony G. Cronin Memorial Collection, gift of Fredericka Hunter and Ian Glennie
Object number78.177
Not on view
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Published References Variation of this photo appears in German Vogue magazine, October, 1979 Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, recto, bottom left below image: 3/3
Signed in pencil, recto, bottom right below image: Robert Mapplethorpe
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom left edge: 69.6. Orchid with Ray of Light (Variation)
Signed in pencil, recto, bottom right below image: Robert Mapplethorpe
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom left edge: 69.6. Orchid with Ray of Light (Variation)
Signed in pencil, recto, bottom right below image: Robert Mapplethorpe
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Diane Arbus
1961, printed later
Gelatin silver print
99.571
Reinier Vinkeles
c. 1802
Engraving on laid paper
BF.2009.5.4
