Lot 493 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session
Self-Portrait
Thomas Ruff · chromogenic print face-mounted on Diasec in artist's frame
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, New York · 11 May 2016
- Dimensions
- 73 x 71 in. (185.4 x 180.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4038253
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Ruff, Self-Portrait. Christie's, 11 May 2016, lot 493. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4038253.
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Thomas Ruff, Self-Portrait. Christie's, 11 May 2016, lot 493. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4038253.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperondogs Pie | Nate Lowman | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Untitled | Joe Bradley | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Atomists: Ascension | Gabriel Orozco | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Snow Owls | Robert Wilson | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Red Wave | Louis Eisner | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Figures in a Garden #1 | Cecily Brown | $200,000–$300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ruff | Zycles 6021 | $78,247 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| Thomas Ruff | Sterne 10H 30M /-50° | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Substrat 7 III | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | 16h 54m -- 40° | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | substrat 21-I | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Substrat 01 | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | 'phg. 10_1' | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Star 13h 25m / -30° (STE 3.24) | Phillips, Mar 2017 |
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.