# Robert Mapplethorpe - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T13:35:24.542Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,678
- Lots with prices: 1,147
- First auction date: 2001-01-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-25
- Median realised price: $10,000
- Price range: $20 to $800,000

## Market Takeaway
Robert Mapplethorpe shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,606 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $10,158. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 48 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($10,158\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $4,500 and $22,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 12% (132 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 35.1% (386 sales)
- $10,000\+: 52.9% (581 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 48
- Previous 12 months sales: 201
- Recent 12 months median: $7,500
- Previous 12 months median: $300
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-29
- Days since latest sale: 20
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 608 lots
- Sotheby's: 223 lots
- Phillips: 201 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 79 lots
- Bonhams: 67 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 53 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 29 lots
- Piasa: 25 lots
- RoGallery: 24 lots
- Morgan Auctions: 22 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-28 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE \(AMERICAN 1946\-1989\) | Shapiro Auctions LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-american-1946-1989-50-c-c08dc256cd
2. 2026-01-29 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, POPPY AND CALLA LILY PLATE, PAIR OF PORCELAIN PLATES | RoGallery | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-poppy-and-calla-lily-plate-pair-of-porcelain-plates-132-c-428bf0b2b8
3. 2025-12-16 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, POPPY AND CALLA LILY PLATE, PAIR OF PORCELAIN PLATES IN ORIGINAL BOX | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-poppy-and-calla-lily-plate-pair-of-porcelain-plates-in-original-box-780-c-1530094001
4. 2025-07-16 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, POPPY AND CALLA LILY PLATE, PAIR OF PORCELAIN PLATES IN ORIGINAL BOX | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-poppy-and-calla-lily-plate-pair-of-porcelain-plates-in-original-box-1095-c-351402398e
5. 2025-05-22 | Robert Mapplethorpe \(American \- New York, 1946 \- 1989\) Publication Collection | Vallot Auctioneers | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-american-new-york-1946-1989-publication-collection-153-c-1264abfb63
6. 2025-03-12 | Robert Mapplethorpe \(American, 1946\-1989\) Gelatin Silver Photography Prints | Market Auctions | $900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-american-1946-1989-gelatin-silver-photography-prints-128-c-ce549c3b7c
7. 2025-02-06 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, CALLA LILY, PORCELAIN PLATE | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-calla-lily-porcelain-plate-2121-c-9f848fe98b
8. 2025-02-06 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, POPPY, PORCELAIN PLATE | RoGallery | N/A
9. 2025-02-05 | Robert Mapplethorpe \(American, 1946\-1989\) Gelatin Silver Photography Prints | Market Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-american-1946-1989-gelatin-silver-photography-prints-34-c-d3e40fbaf5
10. 2024-12-12 | Robert Mapplethorpe, Portrait of Ashton Hawkins | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,200
11. 2024-10-01 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE \(1946\-1989\). Hyacinth. photogravure on silk 45 x 38 ¼ i | Christie's | N/A
12. 2024-08-28 | Robert Mapplethorpe \(American, 1946\-1989\) Gelatin Silver Photography Prints | Market Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-american-1946-1989-gelatin-silver-photography-prints-79-c-4dd4d6eb93
13. 2024-07-10 | Robert Mapplethorpe, Derrick Cross | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $14,000
14. 2024-07-10 | Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait with Camera, Invitation to Light Gallery Opening, January 6, 1973 | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $7,000
15. 2024-06-05 | Robert Mapplethorpe \(American, 1946\-1989\) Gelatin Silver Photography Prints | Market Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-american-1946-1989-gelatin-silver-photography-prints-39-c-4224737bc6
16. 2023-12-06 | Mapplethorpe, Robert: Dennis Speight, New York City from "Portfolio Z" | Bassenge Auctions | €7,000
17. 2023-04-13 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE \(1946–1989\) Tulips, \(Just to Thank You\), 1987 signed, d | Christie's | $10,080
18. 2022-10-12 | Robert Mapplethorpe, Season in Hell | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $950
19. 2022-09-27 | Robert Mapplethorpe \(American 1946\-1989\), Ken Moody, Photogravure in Color, ed. 14/60, Signed in Pencil, Sheet size: 30 x 24 3/4 in. \(76.20 x 62.87 cm.\), Frame: 32 x 26 3/4 in. \(81.28 x 67.95 cm.\) | Weschler's | $2,800
20. 2022-04-13 | Robert Mapplethorpe \(1946\-1989\) | Venduehuis der Notarissen | €7,000
21. 2021-08-19 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE \(1946\-1989\) Ken Moody. | Swann Auction Galleries | $7,000
22. 2020-07-13 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE \- Carnation, N.Y.C., 1978 | Phillips | $3,800
23. 2026-04-25 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE 'SELF\-PORTRAIT' PHOTO\-LITHO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $40 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-self-portrait-photo-litho-541-c-220c38b133
24. 2026-04-23 | Robert Mapplethorpe, Poppy and Calla Lily Plate, Porcelain Plates | RoGallery | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-mapplethorpe-poppy-and-calla-lily-plate-porcelain-plates-137-c-0efcf05366

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