Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Self Portrait, 1980
Photograph · ed. 13/15
Phillips · Apr 16, 2026£70,950 ≈ $96,095 ≈ €81,561Sign up free to see price
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Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1979
€10,795 price realized incl. premium
≈ $12,565≈ £9,330
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print, printed”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated in pencil in the margin lower right · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 35 x 35.3 cm (50.4 x 40.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 1290 Photography - The Margulies Collection, Part II (1290-1)
- Date
- June 5, 2026
- Location
- 05.06.2026 14:00, Cologne
- Lot
- 654
- Estimate
- €6,000 – €8,000 (≈ $6,984 – $9,312) (≈ £5,186 – £6,915)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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