Robert Mapplethorpe — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works4135

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

MoMA

Previous Sales 432

Christie's

Calla Lily, 1987

£73,660 ($97k USD)

Mar 2026

Christie's

Barbara Jakobson, 1977

$9,525

Feb 2026

Christie's

Barbara Jakobson, 1982, 1982

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

NYC Contemporary Ballet, 1980

$15,000

Oct 2025

Sotheby's

Dennis Speight, 1980

Christie's

Christie's

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Charles Edward Bowman, N.Y.C., 1980

Christie's

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Portrait of Emily Landau, 1984

$2,400

Dec 2023

Sotheby's

Self-Portrait, Drag

$85,000

Oct 2023

Sotheby's

Charles Edward Bowman, N.Y.C.

Bought In

Oct 2023

Christie's

Thomas and Dovanna, 1986

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Sotheby's

For Sale 8

RoGallery · Artsper

Bill T. Jones

$45,000

Photography

Ortal 5 · Artsper

Cedric

$32,399

Photography

Kukje Gallery · Artsy

Lisa Lyon, 1981

Price on request

Silver gelatin

Fine Art San Diego · 1stDibs

Mapplethorpe "Cock & Devil" Gelatin Silver Print 1982 Satyr & Phallus Photograph

Caviar20 · 1stDibs

Caviar20 · 1stDibs

RoGallery · 1stDibs

Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, signed, titled and stamped verso

Martin Lawrence Galleries · 1stDibs

Silver Dollar

$29,500

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Market2,522 auction results

trending_upPhotographs Range

$59 – $643K

393 of 460 photographs lots with prices

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$30.9K

Object-type specific

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$16.2K

393 priced photographs lots

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Apr 2026 · $59

Latest tracked sale in this object type

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Photographs: $16.2K medianWorks on paper: $18.2K medianPaintings: $21.0K medianUnclassified lots: $20.3K medianEditioned photos: $13.2K medianBooks/portfolios: $13.3K medianEditioned prints: $10.0K medianPosters/ephemera: $13.2K median

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Education1

Pratt Institute

New York, NY, USA

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Publications4

Exhibition Catalog 2

Warhol & Mapplethorpe

Yale University Press · 2015

Robert Mapplethorpe und die klassische Tradition: Fotografien und manieristische Druckgraphik. Ausstellung Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, 24. Juli - 17. Oktober 2004

Hatje Cantz

Group Catalog 1

Index: Fotografie DZ BANK Sammlung im Städel Museum

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Survey 1

Fire Island Art: 100 Years

Phaidon Press · 2024

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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions37

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Robert Mapplethorpe #228Established

Selected Works4135

Museum Acquisitions

Previous Sales 432

For Sale 8

Market2,522 auction results

Education1

Publications4

Exhibition Catalog 2

Group Catalog 1

Survey 1

Current Exhibitions0

Recent News20

Past Exhibitions37

Art Fair Appearances36

Recent Activity20

Related News5

Robert Mapplethorpe #228 Established