Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Lydia, 1985
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Lydia Cheng
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1985
$31,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £23,163≈ €27,244
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Platinum palladium print”
- Edition
- 1/3
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Prints (general)
- Dimensions
- 23 1/4 x 19 3/8 in. (59.1 x 49.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040221)
- Date
- October 7, 2021
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 211
- Estimate
- $25,000 – $35,000 (≈ £18,384 – £25,737) (≈ €21,623 – €30,272)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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