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Irises
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1986
£15,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $23,265≈ €17,712
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print”
- Edition
- 10/10
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed by Michael Ward Stout · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 47.8 x 47.8 cm (18 7/8 x 18 7/8 in)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (UK040113)
- Date
- May 8, 2013
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 31
- Estimate
- £12,000 – £18,000 (≈ $18,612 – $27,918) (≈ €14,170 – €21,255)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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