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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Photography monograph. Softcover. Photography monograph. ISBN 3888142725. Very good softcover with light shelf wear, minor rubbing, and light age toning to covers. Softcover Schirmer/Mosel edition of Robert Mapplethorpe: Ten by Ten, with text by Els Barents. Features Mapplethorpe's photography, including flower studies, portraits, still lifes, and adult art photography. Please see photos for condition. Orders ship within 2 business days. Domestic standard shipping is currently free via USPS Media Mail. Priority Mail upgrade is available by request at the actual USPS rate. Books are securely packaged to prevent damage in transit. Delivery times are estimates provided by USPS and are not guaranteed.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 4to. unpaginated. 70 b/w. illus. wrs.

Munchen Schirmer/Mosel 1996 Softcover, 152pp., 22.5x27cm., 70 large photo's in colour and b/w., in very good condition (covers with light traces of use). ISBN 9783888142727. Ten by Ten presents a representative selection from the photographic oeuvre of Robert Mapplethorpe, one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. Organised into ten thematic series, each comprising ten images, the book showcases the remarkable versatility of his work. Alongside the controversial photographs for which he became famous, the publication also includes elegant portraits, tranquil floral still lifes, classical nude studies and carefully composed object photographs. The accompanying text by Els Barents situates Mapplethorpe?s photography within the context of art history and demonstrates how his fascination with form, perfection, light and composition led to images that are both classical and provocative. Robert Mapplethorpe (1946?1989) was an American photographer who gained international renown for his technically sophisticated black-and-white photography. His body of work includes portraits of artists, writers and musicians, floral still lifes, sculptural nudes and controversial images centred on sexuality and identity. His work has had a lasting influence on the development of contemporary art photography. Els Barents is a Dutch art historian and curator, specialising in modern and contemporary art. She was affiliated with the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam for many years and has published various studies on photography and the visual arts.…

Original publishers paper-covered boards, 27cm, 152 pag. Condition; Fine. First Edition 1988, Ten by ten. Robert Mapplethorpe 1988. 0 g.