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Ron Simms
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1978
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed in felt tip pen in the margin lower right · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 35 x 35 cm (50.6 x 40 cm)
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 1232 Photography (1232-1)
- Date
- December 1, 2023
- Location
- 01.12.2023 14:00, Cologne
- Lot
- 714
- Estimate
- €6,000 – €7,000 (≈ $6,525 – $7,613) (≈ £5,163 – £6,023)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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