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- Estimate
- £7,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $9,895–$12,722
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — CONTEMPORARY ART (DAY SALE), London · 8 February 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6173611
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Ruff, Sterne. Christie's, 8 Feb 2002, lot 194. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6173611.
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Thomas Ruff, Sterne. Christie's, 8 Feb 2002, lot 194. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6173611.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art (Day Sale) · Feb 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ovum | Mark Francis | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Untitled | Mark Francis | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| White Abstract (Sir Norman Reid Explaining Modern Art To The Queen) | Keith Coventry | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Untitled | Adam Fuss | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Bloodstream | Andres Serrano | £12,000–£16,000 | |
| Novaya | Sean Scully | £18,000–£24,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ruff | phg.d.s.01 | $10,715 | Lempertz, May 2025 | |
| Thomas Ruff | Selected Images from Intérieur | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Häuser (Houses) | Phillips, Dec 2024 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Porträt (Stoya) (Winzen POR061) | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | 'h.t.b. 09' (from 'l.m.v.d.r.') | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | cas 20 (from the series: Cassini) | Lempertz, Jun 2026 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | h.t.b. 02 | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Substrates (S. 116-119) | Phillips, Jun 2024 |
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.