Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Rose, 1987
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Phillips · Apr 11, 2026$20,640 ≈ £15,351 ≈ €17,624Sign up free to see price
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Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1985
$25,800 price realized incl. premium
≈ £19,189≈ €22,031
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print, printed 1985”
- Edition
- 6/10
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 19 1/8 x 15 1/4 in. (48.6 x 38.7 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040126)
- Date
- April 11, 2026
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 26
- Estimate
- $20,000 – $30,000 (≈ £14,875 – £22,313) (≈ €17,078 – €25,617)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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