Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Hyacinth, 1986-1987
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Orchid
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1987
$23,750 price realized incl. premium
≈ £18,676≈ €21,185
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “Photogravure”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 32 3/4 x 32 3/4 in. (83.2 x 83.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs Evening & Day (NY040216)
- Date
- October 5, 2016
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 172
- Estimate
- $15,000 – $25,000 (≈ £11,795 – £19,659) (≈ €13,380 – €22,300)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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