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Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1982
£17,780 price realized incl. premium
≈ $22,474≈ €21,351
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print, mounted”
- Edition
- 6/10
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 38.5 x 38.5 cm (15 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (UK040224)
- Date
- November 21, 2024
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 17
- Estimate
- £10,000 – £15,000 (≈ $12,640 – $18,960) (≈ €12,008 – €18,013)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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