Andy Warhol

Robert Mapplethorpe

1983

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On loan

Museum Ludwig (Cologne, Germany): Warhol 2020

Artist: Andy Warhol 1928–1987
Medium: Acrylic paint and silkscreen on canvas
Dimensions: Support: 1017 × 1017 × 35 mm
frame: 1097 × 1088 × 70 mm
Collection: ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland
Acquisition: ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
Reference: AR00232

Online caption

Robert Mapplethorpe was a highly successful American photographer who came to prominence in the 1970s for his photographs of explicit, erotic scenes, flowers and portraits. He lived up to the image of the ‘bad boy of photography’ in his ‘tough’ poses and ‘teddy-boy’ haircut and clothes. His very first exhibition was a group show in New York with Warhol among others. They both made portraits of each other in 1983.