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Lily
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1979
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate £8,000 – £12,000 (≈ $12,546 – $18,818) (≈ €11,269 – €16,903)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print”
- Edition
- 3/10
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 34.9 x 34.8 cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (UK040115)
- Date
- May 21, 2015
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 11
- Estimate
- £8,000 – £12,000 (≈ $12,546 – $18,818) (≈ €11,269 – €16,903)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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