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- Estimate
- £18,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $23,351–$32,431
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated , London · 20 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4502947
- Record
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Thomas Ruff, h.t.b. 02. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2016, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4502947.
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Thomas Ruff, h.t.b. 02. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2016, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4502947.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Sep 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points of View | Tony Cragg | £12,000–£15,000 | |
| Still Life with Flowers and Curtains | William Daniels | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled | Ruth Root | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Autoportrait Rouge | Yan Pei-ming | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Untitled | William Nelson Copley | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Sea at Sunset | Yayoi Kusama | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ruff | nudes lk18 | $22,860 | Phillips, Apr 2025 | |
| Thomas Ruff | Sterne 16H 08M/-25° | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | jpeg ca05 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | nudes il 07 | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Portrait (C. Fottinger) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2021 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | h.t.b. 02 | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Sterne 16H 08M /-25° | Phillips, Apr 2021 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | thomas ruff | 'untitled (bernd junger)', 1985 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 |
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.