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Flower
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1985
$36,120 price realized incl. premium
≈ £27,353≈ €32,290
Hammer $28,000 · with buyer’s premium $36,120
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Platinum-palladium print”
- Edition
- 3/3
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 19 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (48.9 x 48.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040326)
- Date
- October 8, 2026
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 61
- Estimate
- $25,000 – $35,000 (≈ £18,932 – £26,505) (≈ €22,349 – €31,289)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
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