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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 3 April 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5286947
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Lisa Lyon. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2025, lot 111. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5286947.
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Lisa Lyon. Sotheby's, 3 Apr 2025, lot 111. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5286947.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| At Timber Cove, North Coast, California | Ansel Adams | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Wall Street | Paul Strand | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Kitchen | Thomas Demand | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| nudes pi13 | Thomas Ruff | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Laurel Hill Cemetery, San Francisco | Ansel Adams | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs | Harold Edgerton | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Mapplethorpe | [no title recorded] | $12,560 | Dorotheum, May 2023 | |
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Lisa Lyon | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Sleeping Cupid | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | 'Fist Fuck' | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Flower | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Larry and Bobby Kissing | Wright, Jan 2023 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Lucy Ferry, 1986 | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Erection | Lempertz, Jun 2026 |
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.