Athi-Patra Ruga
South African · b. 1984
Athi-Patra Ruga is a South African artist who uses performance, photography, video, textiles, and printmaking to explore notions of utopia and dystopia, material and memory.… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Night of the Long Knives IStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,707,000≈ $120,873≈ £94,402≈ €107,347Sign up to see
Touched by an AngelStrauss & Co · ZAR 796,600≈ $53,595≈ £41,132≈ €49,433Sign up to see
Ilulwane ... he's not one of youzStrauss & Co · ZAR 477,960≈ $33,276≈ £26,109≈ €29,798Sign up to see
Athi-Patra Ruga’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
12
of 26 offered · 2015–2026
Sell-through
46%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8.1kSign up | $8.1kSign up | $8.1kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8.1kSign up | $8.1kSign up | $8.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 1 | 50% | $14.8kSign up | $14.8kSign up | $14.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 8 | 5 | 63% | $38.8kSign up | $18.8kSign up | $121kSign up |
| Print (other) | 8 | 5 | 63% | $38.8kSign up | $18.8kSign up | $121kSign up |
| Photography | 4 | 2 | 50% | $915Sign up | $915Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 4 | 2 | 50% | $915Sign up | $915Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Other | 11 | 3 | 27% | $34.1kSign up | $33.3kSign up | $53.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.