This is a definitive collection of Robert Mapplethorpe’s flower photographs, presented in a sophisticated new edition. Mapplethorpe, a pivotal 20th-century artist, began his photographic journey in 1970 with a Polaroid camera and dedicated himself to exploring the flower from 1973 until his death in 1989. He utilized various photographic processes, including Polaroids and dye-transfer color works, to capture his subjects.

• Features Robert Mapplethorpe's flower photographs
• Explores various photographic processes including Polaroids and dye-transfer color works
• Published by Phaidon