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- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Dane Fine Art — The August Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art · 19 August 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17516422
- Record
- first seen 24 Aug 2026 · updated 24 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Julian Opie, Ruth Smoking 2. Dane Fine Art, 19 Aug 2021, lot 1392. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17516422.
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Julian Opie, Ruth Smoking 2. Dane Fine Art, 19 Aug 2021, lot 1392. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17516422.
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From the same sale The August Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art · Aug 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batman vs. Superman | Mr. Brainwash | $4,500–$6,000 | |
| Spring (Four Seasons of Hope Silver) | Robert Indiana | $13,000–$18,000 | |
| KAWS - Untitled IV (Urge) | — | $11,000–$14,000 | |
| Tool Box II | Jim Dine | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Cain and Abel | Marc Chagall | $11,500–$16,000 | |
| Untitled VII from We Are the Square | Takashi Murakami | $2,000–$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Opie | Ruth Smoking 1 | $788 est. | Dane Fine Art, Aug 2021 | |
| Julian Opie | Bijou with earrings | Dane Fine Art, Apr 2023 | ||
| Julian Opie | Birds | Dane Fine Art, Nov 2022 | ||
| Julian Opie | julian opie 朱利安·奧比 | woman taking off man's shirt 脫下男裝襯衫的女人 | Sotheby's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Julian Opie | Ruth Smoking 5 (from the Twenty-Six Portraits series) | Rago, Mar 2026 | ||
| Julian Opie | Ruth with Cigarette 5, 2006 | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Julian Opie | Standing People - 2019 (Set of Six) | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2022 | ||
| Julian Opie | Standing People | Chiswick Auctions, Feb 2026 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.