“Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself”.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Untitled, 1983.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Untitled, 1983.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Lilies, 1984.

Robert Mapplethrope, Tiger lily, 1987.

Robert Mapplethrope, Leaf, 1989.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Hyacinth, 1986.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Flower, 1986.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Pods, 1985.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Leaf, 1987.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Orchid, 1985.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Orchid, 1987.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Leaf, 1987.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Orchid, 1987.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Orchids, 1980.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Irises, 1986.

Robert Mapplethorpe, Tulip, 1986.

 

“Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose”.
Gertrude Stein, Sacred Emily, 1913.