Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Hyacinth, 1987
Photograph · ed. 13/30
Phillips · Oct 8, 2026$49,020 ≈ £37,122 ≈ €43,823Sign up free to see price
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Irises
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1987
$121,260 price realized incl. premium
≈ £91,829≈ €108,403
Hammer $94,000 · with buyer’s premium $121,260
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Photogravure”
- Edition
- 13/30
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 34 1/4 x 32 3/8 in. (87 x 82.2 cm) Overall 47 7/8 x 42 3/8 in. (121.6 x 107.6 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040326)
- Date
- October 8, 2026
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 28
- Estimate
- $40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £30,292 – £45,437) (≈ €35,759 – €53,638)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
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