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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $42,532–$56,709
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, London · 15 March 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4452138
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Ruff, Substrat 29 III. Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2016, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4452138.
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Thomas Ruff, Substrat 29 III. Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2016, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4452138.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Mar 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seal | Grenville Davey | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Landscape | Wilhelm Sasnal | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Yellow | Richard Aldrich | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| 2 Old Friends (After 100 Years of Sleep) | Marlene Dumas | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Privat-Lampe des Künstlers II | Franz West | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Sarah stone | Henry Coombes | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ruff | Nudes fn 06 | $43,750 | Phillips, May 2019 | |
| Thomas Ruff | Substrat 9 III, 2002-03 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2022 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Porträt (T. Djordjadze) | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Substrat 23 I | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Substrat 15 II | Phillips, Dec 2025 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | nudes bu04 | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | nudes go21 | Sotheby's, Feb 2018 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Substrat 7 III | Phillips, Apr 2022 |
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.