Lot 469 · Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Lisa Ruyter · acrylic on canvas
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) , New York · 12 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 72 x 48 in. (183 x 122 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5815706
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lisa Ruyter, The Bridge on the River Kwai. Christie's, 12 May 2005, lot 469. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5815706.
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Lisa Ruyter, The Bridge on the River Kwai. Christie's, 12 May 2005, lot 469. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5815706.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Large Table) | St. Claire Cemin (b.1951) | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled | Christopher Wood | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| No Title | Raymond Pettibon | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| "'B', Maddened by the Mistral, Fighting for his Knife" | John Wesley | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Kai Althoff | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| The Adoration | Inka Essenhigh | $80,000–$120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Ruyter | The Hole | $28,979 | Christie's, Feb 2008 | |
| Lisa Ruyter | Europe After the Rain | Christie's, Jul 2009 | ||
| Lisa Ruyter | Echo Park | Sotheby's, Jun 2005 | ||
| Lisa Ruyter | Here Beneath the North Star | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Lisa Ruyter | Nashville, 2000 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2014 | ||
| Lisa Ruyter | Branches of the Tree | Christie's, Feb 2003 | ||
| Lisa Ruyter | Horizon West | Christie's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Lisa Ruyter | My blue heaven | Sotheby's, Sep 2007 |
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.