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Robert Mapplethorpe
American Flag
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 USD
Price realised: 365.400 USD
Price realised: 365.400 USD
Description
ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989)
American Flag
signed, numbered and dated '1/5 Robert Mapplethorpe '77' (lower edge); signed again, inscribed, titled, dated again and stamped 'American Flag, Fire Island, 1977 Robert Mapplethorpe' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
image: 14 x 13 3/4 in. (35.6 x 34.9 cm.)
sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Photographed in 1977. This work is number one from an edition of five.
American Flag
signed, numbered and dated '1/5 Robert Mapplethorpe '77' (lower edge); signed again, inscribed, titled, dated again and stamped 'American Flag, Fire Island, 1977 Robert Mapplethorpe' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
image: 14 x 13 3/4 in. (35.6 x 34.9 cm.)
sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Photographed in 1977. This work is number one from an edition of five.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work American Flag by Robert Mapplethorpe was auctioned at Christies in New York in November last year. It achieved a price of USD 365,400.00 (€ 353,966.87), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. Other works by Robert Mapplethorpe have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 548,750.00 (€ 625,682.41) in October 2017 for the work Self-Portrait.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit American Flag von Robert Mapplethorpe kam im November letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 365.400,00 (€ 353.966,87) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Andere Arbeiten von Robert Mapplethorpe haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 548.750,00 (€ 625.682,41) im Oktober 2017 für die Arbeit Self-Portrait beobachtet.