Calla Lily

Robert Mapplethorpe

Calla Lily, 198765.7 x 64.7cmSign in to view price
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lithography
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This striking black-and-white photograph captures the graceful form of a calla lily. The composition centers on the delicate, curved petal that emerges from a dark background, creating a sense of solitude and ethereal beauty. The high-contrast monochrome treatment emphasizes the sculptural, organic quality of the flower, showcasing the artist's keen eye for form and light. This minimalist, abstract work exemplifies the photographer's technical mastery and their ability to transform a natural subject into a contemplative, almost spiritual, study of form. ...

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Calla Lily
Artist
Robert Mapplethorpe
B.1946, American

Robert Mapplethorpe, born in New York in 1946, died in Boston 1989, was an acclaimed photographer, most noted for his black and white portraits of celebrities, flowers, as well as female and male nudes. While initially creating collages using found photographs, objects, and painting, Mapplethorpe turned to photography in the early 1970s, through which—using a Polaroid SX-70 camera—he quickly became known for the portraits he took of his wide circle of friends, including famous artists, musicians, porn stars, and socialites. Mapplethorpe’s diverse oeuvre—homoerotic images, floral still-life photographs, pictures of children, commissioned portraits, and mixed-media sculpture—is united by the consistency of his approach and technique. Mapplethorpe’s photographs offer a seemingly endless gradation of blacks and whites, shadow and light. Regardless of their specific subject, his images combine both provocation and elegance. ...

Robert Mapplethorpe: Artworks
Calla Lily
Robert Mapplethorpe
Calla Lily, 1987
65.7 x 64.7cm
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