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Lisa Lyon
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1980
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $7,000 – $9,000 (≈ £5,557 – £7,145) (≈ €6,179 – €7,944)
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, flush-mounted”
- Edition
- AP
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered AP 1/2 in ink in the margin · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040120)
- Date
- July 13, 2020
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 123
- Estimate
- $7,000 – $9,000 (≈ £5,557 – £7,145) (≈ €6,179 – €7,944)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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