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Tulips
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1977
$298,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £239,569≈ €279,786
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Unique composition of two gelatin silver prints with gray and black silk overmats in artist's original frame”
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- Each 14 x 13 7/8 in. (35.6 x 35.2 cm) Overall 25 x 41 in. (63.5 x 104.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040117)
- Date
- April 4, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 282
- Estimate
- $200,000 – $300,000 (≈ £160,785 – £241,177) (≈ €187,776 – €281,664)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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