Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Lydia, 1985
Photograph · ed. 6/10
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026$25,800 ≈ £19,189 ≈ €22,031Sign up free to see price
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Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1987
$187,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £144,397≈ €163,015
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print”
- Edition
- 5/10
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 19 1/4 x 23 in. (48.9 x 58.4 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw (NY040318)
- Date
- October 4, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 42
- Estimate
- $150,000 – $250,000 (≈ £115,518 – £192,530) (≈ €130,412 – €217,354)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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