Lot 317 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
18h 40m/-45°
Thomas Ruff · c-print face-mounted on Diasec, in artist's frame
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $52,497–$78,745
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 7 March 2019
- Dimensions
- image: 99 3/8 x 71in. (252.5 x 180.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3748050
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Ruff, 18h 40m/-45°. Christie's, 7 Mar 2019, lot 317. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3748050.
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Thomas Ruff, 18h 40m/-45°. Christie's, 7 Mar 2019, lot 317. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3748050.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. James II | Hurvin Anderson | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Noah | Henry Taylor | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Untitled | Harold Ancart | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Untitled (Diptych) | Sarah Crowner | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Desperate Measures | Peter Halley | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Quartet B (Okemos Drawings) | Julie Mehretu | £80,000–£120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ruff | Porträt (V. Liebermann) | $74,945 | Christie's, Feb 2020 | |
| Thomas Ruff | Substrat 27 II | Lempertz, Dec 2018 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Sterne 10H 30M /-50° | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | substrat 21-I | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | 16h 54m -- 40° | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | 'phg. 10_1' | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Zycles 6021 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Substrat 01 | Phillips, Apr 2025 |
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.