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Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1981
€16,380 price realized incl. premium
≈ $17,813≈ £14,094
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated in ink in the margin lower right · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 45.4 x 35.5 cm (50.3 x 40.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 1232 Photography (1232-1)
- Date
- December 1, 2023
- Location
- 01.12.2023 14:00, Cologne
- Lot
- 717
- Estimate
- €10,000 – €15,000 (≈ $10,875 – $16,313) (≈ £8,604 – £12,906)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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