Sterling Ruby
German · b. 1972 · Painter, Sculptor
Sterling Ruby is an American artist who works in a large variety of media including ceramics, painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, video, and textiles. Often, his work is… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
SP83Phillips · £602,500≈ $965,868≈ €712,239Sign up to see
SP33Phillips · £542,500≈ $930,930≈ €681,700Sign up to see
SP56Phillips · £494,500≈ $810,980≈ €594,647Sign up to see
Sterling Ruby’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).
Coming up at auction
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 68 | 57 | 84% | $216kSign up | $105kSign up | $966kSign up |
| Acrylic | 18 | 16 | 89% | $266kSign up | $141kSign up | $966kSign up |
| Mixed media | 21 | 16 | 76% | $33.5kSign up | $18.5kSign up | $175kSign up |
| Works on paper | 29 | 26 | 90% | $24.2kSign up | $17.7kSign up | $150kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $30kSign up | $30kSign up | $30kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 17 | 16 | 94% | $12.1kSign up | $8.1kSign up | $46.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 15 | 14 | 93% | $13.6kSign up | $9.1kSign up | $46.1kSign up |
| Photography | 3 | 2 | 67% | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 3 | 2 | 67% | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 34 | 29 | 85% | $28.8kSign up | $26.8kSign up | $69.1kSign up |
| Other | 10 | 8 | 80% | $35.5kSign up | $31.4kSign up | $79kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 9 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 8 | 6 | $13.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 13 | $17.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 13 | 11 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | $25.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 | $51.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 7 | $35kSign up |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | $30.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | $45.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 | $27.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 15 | 12 | $63.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 | $629kSign up |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | $60kSign up |
| 2013 | 13 | 12 | $33.8kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $1kSign up |