Robert Mapplethorpe, 'Ajitto'

signed, dated, and numbered '3/15' by the photographer in ink in the margin, flush-mounted, his copyright stamp, signed and dated by him in ink, and titled and numbered '3/15' and '(MAP) 574' in an unidentified hand in pencil or ink, on the reverse, matted, framed, 1981, no. 3 in an edition of 15 (Whitney, p. 98; Black Book, frontispiece; The Perfect Moment, p. 72; Classical Tradition, pl. 18)  - 17 7/8 by 14 in. (45.4 by 35.6 cm.) - Estimate 6,000—9,000 USD

Sotheby's. Photographs. 15 Oct 08 02:00 PM. New York - www.sotheby's.com - Photo Courtesy Sotheby's