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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 13 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4358604
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, monument stalagmite/black. Sotheby's, 13 May 2015, lot 523. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4358604.
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Sterling Ruby, monument stalagmite/black. Sotheby's, 13 May 2015, lot 523. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4358604.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living: The smallest thing can make somebody... | Jenny Holzer | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Untitled Film Still #24 | Cindy Sherman | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Untitled | Robert Rauschenberg | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Costume Model #84 | Wayne Thiebaud | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Untitled (P22) | Christopher Wood | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Untitled (Sculptural Study, Wall Construction) | Fred Sandback | $60,000–$80,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | Bc (3791) | $63,000 | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | |
| Sterling Ruby | Bc (3446) | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Alabaster SR08-3 | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Bc (3603) | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Bc (3532) | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Vampire 47 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite/MWS | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Multiple Holes on the White Wall | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 |
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.