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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 19 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4522448
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, Multiple Holes on the White Wall. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2016, lot 500. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4522448.
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Sterling Ruby, Multiple Holes on the White Wall. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2016, lot 500. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4522448.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Nov 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Philip Guston | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Spotted S | Alexander Calder | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| chocolate silicone blockhead | Paul Mccarthy | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| blue and red | Jirí Georg Dokoupil | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| untitled (twilight doubleheader reds...) | Raymond Pettibon | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| mao (f. & s. ii.90-99) | Andy Warhol | $700,000–$1,000,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stove 3 | Phillips, Nov 2022 |
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