Tulips, (Just to Thank You), 1987

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946–1989)
Tulips, (Just to Thank You), 1987
gelatin silver print, mounted on paper
signed, dated and numbered '25/50' in pencil, partial title in typeset (mount, recto)
image/sheet: 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.7 cm.)
mount: 14 x 17 in. (35.5 x 43.1 cm.)
This work is number twenty-five from an edition of fifty.

Robert Mapplethorpe often gave these small tulip prints to friends as a thank you. This particular example was given to
to his dear friend Anne McDonald (1942–2018), founder of an alternative gallery Artspace in San Francisco and contributing editor of Artforum. This work speaks to the important role McDonald played in the art community and the meaningful bond she formed with countless artists, like Mapplethorpe.

Acquired directly from the artist by founder of Artspace Gallery, San Francisco, Anne Macdonald (1942–2018).