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Larry and Bobby Kissing
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1979
$9,170 price realized incl. premium
≈ £7,439≈ €8,430
Hammer $7,000 · with buyer’s premium $9,170
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “bromoil gelatin silver print”
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 13¾ h x 13¾ w in (35 x 35 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- 20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition (auctions/2023/01/2021-art-the-chicago-edition)
- Date
- January 25, 2023
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 156
- Estimate
- $7,000 – — (≈ £5,679) (≈ €6,435)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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