Robert Mapplethorpe
Self Portrait , 1982 (Executed)
Lot #635 |
2026-04-27 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Day Auction
Category:
Photography
Estimate:
USD 50,000 - 70,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12129
Auction name: Contemporary Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-27
End date: 2026-05-15
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Photography
Department: Photography & Video
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Dimensions: 15 by 15 ⅛ in. 38.1 by 38.4 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
38.4
Width In Centimeters:
38.1
Height In Inches:
15.118
Width In Inches:
15
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Edition: 3/10
Edition notes: Number 3 from an edition of 10
Year notes: Executed in 1982.
Provenance
Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Morristown, The Morris Museum, Living With Art: The Collection of Ellyn & Saul Dennison , October - November 1993, p. 74, illustrated
Literature
Denis Curti, ed., Robert Mapplethorpe , Venice 2025, p. 73, illustrated
Catalog summary
The Saul and Ellyn Dennison Collection Robert Mapplethorpe 1946 - 1989 Self Portrait the photographer's estate stamp, signed and dated 1982 by Michael Ward Stout, Executor, in ink, and with title, date, edition 3/10 and [MAP] 955 in ink (on the reverse) gelatin silver print, flush-mounted 15 by 15 ⅛ in. 38.1 by 38.4 cm. Executed in 1982, this print is number 3 from an edition of 10. Provenance Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited Morristown, The Morris Museum, Living With Art: The Collection of Ellyn & Saul Dennison , October - November 1993, p. 74, illustrated Literature Denis Curti, ed., Robert Mapplethorpe , Venice 2025, p. 73, illustrated