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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,031–$37,547
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Erotic: Passion & Desire, London · 16 February 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4545431
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Ruff, nudes ben 04, 2001. Sotheby's, 16 Feb 2017, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4545431.
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Thomas Ruff, nudes ben 04, 2001. Sotheby's, 16 Feb 2017, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4545431.
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From the same sale Erotic: Passion & Desire · Feb 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Lisa Lyon’, 1982 | Robert Mapplethorpe | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Female Nude | Eric Gill | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| The female touch | Paul-marc-joseph Chenavard | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Beauty By Night | Zoe Mozert | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The offering | Theodore Jacques Ralli | £40,000–£50,000 | |
| 'Untitled, (Hotel Rooms)', 1993 - 1994 | Nobuyoshi Araki | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ruff | nudes il 07 | $28,142 | Phillips, Oct 2023 | |
| Thomas Ruff | jpeg ca05 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | thomas ruff | 'untitled (bernd junger)', 1985 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | nudes lk18 | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Porträt (T. Djordjadze) | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Sterne 16H 08M/-25° | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | „ft 05“. 2000 | Grisebach, Dec 2017 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Portrait (C. Fottinger) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2021 |
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.