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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Photographs, New York · 3 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4690853
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Ruff, '5 ii' (haus nr. 5 ii). Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2018, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4690853.
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Thomas Ruff, '5 ii' (haus nr. 5 ii). Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2018, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4690853.
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From the same sale Contemporary Photographs · Oct 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| at the horizon: the rocky mountains, montana | Wim Wenders | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| untitled (iceland series) | Olafur Eliasson | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| untitled (con edison power station) | Andy Warhol | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| 'untitled' (children with wire car) | Roger Ballen | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| head #3 | Philip-lorca Dicorcia | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| a woman with her artwork, portland, maine | Joel Sternfeld | $7,000–$10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ruff | h.t.b. 02 | $15,932 | Phillips, Nov 2023 | |
| Thomas Ruff | Substrates (S. 116-119) | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Portrait (V. Levchenya) | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Nudes mn 12 | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Nude Ry18 | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | nudes lk18 | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Porträt (Selected Images) | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | l.m.v.d.r | Phillips, Jun 2019 |
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.