Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989)
"Patrice" - 1977
Gelatin silver print
Signed, dated, and numbered 3/5 in ink to lower margin, with stamp to back
Approx. 14" x 14" (sheet), 22.25" x 20.5" (framed)
Provenance: Purchased by the present owner at Sam Hardison Fine Arts, Ltd, New York. From the Collection of Hillman Holland of Atlanta, Georgia.

Examined out of the frame. Attached to back mat board with two pieces of hinging tape along top edge. Bottom left corner of print with creasing/handling wear outside of the matrix near bottom edge. Extremely light, nearly undetectable surface scratch without pigment loss from subject's hand over to leg - visible only when unframed and viewed under raking light, but not apparent to the naked eye and doesn't present in photography - does not fluoresce under blacklight examination.