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- Estimate
- €20,000–€30,000 hammer ≈ $22,718–$34,077
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Lempertz — Contemporary Art I · 1 December 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1968510
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Ruff, Nacht 3 II. Lempertz, 1 Dec 2018, lot 527. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1968510.
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Thomas Ruff, Nacht 3 II. Lempertz, 1 Dec 2018, lot 527. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1968510.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art I · Dec 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altered Souvenir of the Cologne Cathedral | Claes Oldenburg | €25,000–€30,000 | |
| Rosso | Agostino Bonalumi | €75,000–€85,000 | |
| Crane Performance in Itami 08 | Shozo Shimamoto | €20,000–€25,000 | |
| Nudes EV03 | Thomas Ruff | €25,000–€30,000 | |
| Faces 29-48 | Imi Knoebel | €25,000–€30,000 | |
| L' Ange Vase | Niki De Saint Phalle | €40,000–€45,000 |
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.