Madonna, New York City, 1984

Details

HERB RITTS (1952-2002)
Madonna, New York City, 1984
unique dye-transfer print
printer's crop/registration stickers on recto; transparent overleaf with printing notations in wax pencil; titled and dated in unknown hand in wax pencil on reverse of mount
19½ x 16 1/8in. (49.5 x 40.9cm.)

Provenance

Christie's, New York, Playboy at 50: Selections from the Archive, 17 December 2003, lot 269;
acquired by present owner.

Literature

Playboy, September 1985, cover (fig.1).

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Lot Essay

This photograph, made near the release of Madonna's first movie, 'Desperately Seeking Susan', marks the first meeting and collaboration of Ritts and Madonna. According to the Herb Ritts Foundation, this image was licensed to Playboy for one-time usage and was never made into an edition. The present lot is a unique print, used to lay out, originate and colour correct the Playboy cover.

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