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) · 1986
$51,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ £38,143≈ €43,817
Hammer $40,000 · with buyer’s premium $51,200
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print; signed”
- Edition
- 3/10
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 19 1/4 by 19 1/4 in. (48.9 x 48.9 cm.)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Photographs (31872)
- Date
- April 9, 2026
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 9
- Estimate
- $15,000 – $25,000 (≈ £11,175 – £18,625) (≈ €12,837 – €21,395)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
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