Lot 241 · FIRST OPEN | Post-War and Contemporary Art
Exhm/Ds15
Sterling Ruby · oil, tape, urethane, photograph and cardboard collage on cardboard
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- Estimate
- $18,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — FIRST OPEN | Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York · 4 March 2016
- Dimensions
- 71 1/2 x 48 in. (181.6 x 121.9 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4062759
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, EXHM/DS15. Christie's, 4 Mar 2016, lot 241. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4062759.
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Sterling Ruby, EXHM/DS15. Christie's, 4 Mar 2016, lot 241. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4062759.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Richard Pousette- Dart (1916-1992) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Interieur No. 224 | Anton Henning B. 1964) | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| La Montagne | Nam Hong (B. 1956) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Tattooed Man | Alexander Calder | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Setting Sun | Alexander Calder | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Skowhegan Water Glasses | Janet Fish | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | Exhm/Proventil | $35,000 | Rago, Nov 2020 | |
| Sterling Ruby | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2023 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Gator | Phillips, Feb 2019 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Physicalism, The Recombine 1- 6 | Phillips, Dec 2019 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Exhm/Ds32 | Phillips, Nov 2017 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | big grid/solo tear | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Vampire 24 | Phillips, Feb 2019 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Stove 1 | Sotheby's, Dec 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.