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- Estimate
- €1,200–€1,500 hammer ≈ $1,338–$1,673
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Lempertz — Photography · 31 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1830268
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Ruff, Nacht 20 I. Lempertz, 31 May 2019, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1830268.
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Thomas Ruff, Nacht 20 I. Lempertz, 31 May 2019, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1830268.
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From the same sale Photography · May 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Berlin, Treptow | Arno Fischer | €800–€1,000 | |
| Children on the Hill | Heinrich Kühn | €4,000–€5,000 | |
| Untitled (from the series: Nude Landscape) | Nobuyoshi Araki | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| Miners (for 'Benetton') | Oliviero Toscani | €1,200–€1,500 | |
| Sommerabend am Rhein. Am Rhein (Nähe Braubach) | Theo Felten | €600 | |
| César | Robert Doisneau | €600–€800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ruff | Nudes YV16 (S. 99) | $2,063 | Phillips, Jan 2022 | |
| Thomas Ruff | nudes (Schellmann 96) | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2023 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Haus Nr.3 | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | 16h 30m / -50°, from Stern (Schellmann 72) | SBI Art Auction, May 2025 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Untitled (Sternenhimmel) | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | 16H30m/-50° | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Sterne, 20h 00m / -50°, 1989-1992 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | nudes vt 02. 2003 | Grisebach, Oct 2018 |
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.