Madonna Blue in Shiny Blue Underpants, New York, September 1994

Details

BETTINA RHEIMS (b.1952)
Madonna Blue in Shiny Blue Underpants, New York, September 1994
oversized chromogenic print
signed, titled, dated and numbered '1/5', 'BR858' in ink on verso
48 x 48in. (121.9 x 121.9cm.)

Literature

Details, December 1994, p.13; Bettina Rheims: More Trouble, Schirmer/Mosel, 2004, p.190.

Special Notice

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Lot Essay

Rheims photographed Madonna for the cover of the December 1994 issue of Details and its 10-page feature 'The Madonna Complex', which promoted the release of her sixth album 'Bedtime Stories'.

This print is number one from the sold-out edition of 5.

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