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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,316–$12,421
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 7 May 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-283902
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Mapplethorpe, William Burroughs. Phillips, 7 May 2013, lot 14. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-283902.
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Robert Mapplethorpe, William Burroughs. Phillips, 7 May 2013, lot 14. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-283902.
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From the same sale Photographs · May 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled, 2002 from The Phone Book | Martin Parr | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| XV Seconds (after Scorsese) | Sam Taylor-johnson | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Bob Dylan, “Musician/Poet” | Jerry Schatzberg | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Nude (Madonna) | Lee Friedlander | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Lisa Lyon | Robert Mapplethorpe | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| jpeg vs01 | Thomas Ruff | £35,000–£45,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Phillip Prioleau | $9,430 | Lempertz, May 2025 | |
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Untitled (Bondage) | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Ken Moody Portfolio (complete with 5 works) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Dennis Morgan | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Flowers, Dark Sepia Calla | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Derrick Cross | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Brice Marden | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Jil with Ken | Lempertz, Dec 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.