Artists/Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989, american) has 202 recorded auction sales between 2006 and 2026, totaling $6.6M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
202
Total volume
$6.6M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$32,537
Auction record
$383,234
Sell-through rate
81%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
47%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
Volume by category
- Photograph
119 lots · $5.1M
- Print
1 lots · $10,160
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 |
| 2025 | 9 | $123,236 | $13,693 |
| 2024 | 23 | $582,832 | $25,341 |
| 2023 | 25 | $931,918 | $37,277 |
| 2022 | 17 | $702,073 | $41,298 |
| 2021 | 22 | $464,178 | $21,099 |
| 2020 | 22 | $709,869 | $32,267 |
| 2019 | 19 | $308,514 | $16,238 |
| 2018 | 9 | $1.2M | $130,183 |
| 2017 | 17 | $456,492 | $26,852 |
| 2016 | 1 | $30,622 | $30,622 |
| 2015 | 5 | $215,494 | $43,099 |
| 2014 | 16 | $283,905 | $17,744 |
| 2013 | 5 | $169,436 | $33,887 |
| 2012 | 2 | $33,252 | $16,626 |
| 2010 | 5 | $295,245 | $59,049 |
| 2008 | 2 | $17,664 | $8,832 |
| 2007 | 1 | $11,797 | $11,797 |
| 2006 | 1 | $19,224 | $19,224 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Robert Mapplethorpe's complete lot-level auction history is available as structured JSON, filterable by date, price, category, and more.
curl "https://api.artmarketapi.com/api/v1/auction_records?artist=5ce9a0071cca2f00174f8eb9&limit=10" \
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