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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, New York · 29 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4506526
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, BC (3629). Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2016, lot 292. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4506526.
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Sterling Ruby, BC (3629). Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2016, lot 292. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4506526.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Personnage XVII | Jean Dubuffet | $18,000–$22,000 | |
| Untitled | Larry Poons | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| El Paso to Miami | Ed Ruscha | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Black Dahlia | Gene Davis | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Red and Blue | Howard Mehring | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| situations. ten situational sculptures at the dwan gallery, 1969 and 1970 | Fred Sandback | $35,000–$45,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | Sp11 | $101,600 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| Sterling Ruby | Head Cleaner/ Head Hunter | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Sp55 | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Sp211 | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite / Icolagnia | Phillips, Jun 2015 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Vampire, 2012 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Basin Theology / IBMSMMCCA | Rago, Mar 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite/Icolagnia | Phillips, Jun 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.