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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Photographs, New York · 2 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-689952
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Ruff, Untitled (Portrait). Bonhams, 2 Oct 2020, lot 75. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-689952.
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Thomas Ruff, Untitled (Portrait). Bonhams, 2 Oct 2020, lot 75. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-689952.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ruff | "Jpegs, 2006" | $2,462 est. | Viscontea auction house, Apr 2023 | |
| Thomas Ruff | h.l.k. 05 | Phillips, Dec 2024 | ||
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| Thomas Ruff | C-Print (for Parkett No. 28) | Phillips, Jan 2021 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Untitled (Nude) | Bonhams, Jul 2019 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | „Zeitungsfoto 159“. 1991 | Grisebach, Apr 2025 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Intérieur 3D (Tegernsee) | Lempertz, Dec 2021 | ||
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