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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 2 April 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4249015
- Record
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Robert Mapplethorpe, 'Icarus' (Sleeping Cupid). Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2014, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4249015.
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Robert Mapplethorpe, 'Icarus' (Sleeping Cupid). Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2014, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4249015.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Rooftops | Josef Sudek | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Belgravia, London (nude) | Bill Brandt | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Selected Urban Images | Walker Evans | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The Bay Bridge, Oakland | Brett Weston | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Zuni Governor | Edward S. Curtis | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Rue Mouffetard | Henri Cartier-bresson | $15,000–$25,000 |
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| Robert Mapplethorpe | Calla Lilies | $16,345 | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2024 | |
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Waves | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Orchid, 1988 | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Lisa Lyon, 1981 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Orchid, 1986 | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Tulip | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Still Life | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Calla Lily | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 |
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