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Watermelon with Knife
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946–1989) · 1985
$17,640 price realized incl. premium
≈ £13,480≈ €16,149
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print”
- Edition
- AP
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Robert Mapplethorpe signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 15 1/8 x 15 1/8 in. (38.4 x 38.4 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040122)
- Date
- April 6, 2022
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 75
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,642 – £11,463) (≈ €9,155 – €13,732)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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