Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist

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)

Own a work by Sterling Ruby? Get a free auction estimate →

161auction results2009–2026years recorded86%sold (138)$28.4kSign up free to seemedian price

5 works by Sterling Ruby with an auction history (offered more than once) →

2 works by Sterling Ruby coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓

Record prices

  1. Sterling Ruby, SP83, 2009, acrylic spray paint on canvasSP83Phillips · £602,500≈ $965,868≈ €712,239Sign up to see
  2. Sterling Ruby, SP33, 2008, acrylic and spray paint on canavsSP33Phillips · £542,500≈ $930,930≈ €681,700Sign up to see
  3. Sterling Ruby, SP56, 2008, spray paint on canvasSP56Phillips · £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

2 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house

Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.

All filters
Longest side–Reset

68 results match these filters · page 1 of 2

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. Sterling Ruby, BC (3627), 2012, collage, paint, bleach, glue and found textiles on wood
    BC (3627), 2012
    Mixed media · Panel
    125 3/4 x 96 in. (319.4 x 243.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 75
    $51,600≈ £38,938≈ €45,251Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Sterling Ruby, REIF. 7238., 2020, paint on wood
    REIF. 7238., 2020
    paint on wood · Panel
    111.8 x 48 x 21.5 cm (44 x 18 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 89
    £10,320≈ $13,641≈ €11,965Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Sterling Ruby, Absolute Contempt for Total Serenity #3, 2004, collage on paper
    Absolute Contempt for Total Serenity #3, 2004
    Mixed media · Board
    28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 49
    $967≈ £735≈ €853Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  4. Sterling Ruby, Alabaster SR11-55, 2011, acrylic, in artist's frame
    Alabaster SR11-55, 2011
    Acrylic
    115.6 x 214.9 cm (45 1/2 x 84 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 10
    £28,380≈ $37,507≈ €32,924Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Sterling Ruby, EXHM/DS3, 2011, collage and urethane on cardboard, in artist's frame
    EXHM/DS3, 2011
    Mixed media · Board
    266.1 x 144.5 cm (104 3/4 x 56 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 17
    £8,385≈ $11,164≈ €9,619Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Sterling Ruby, Alabaster SR08-3, 2008, cast acrylic
    Alabaster SR08-3, 2008
    Acrylic
    45 5/8 x 93 3/4 in. (115.9 x 238.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 111
    $70,950≈ £52,669≈ €60,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Sterling Ruby, SP66, 2009, spray paint on canvas
    SP66, 2009
    spray paint on canvas · Canvas
    183 x 183 cm (72 x 72 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 63
    £129,000≈ $173,299≈ €148,359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Sterling Ruby, EXHM/DS29, 2011, collage and urethane on cardboard
    EXHM/DS29, 2011
    Mixed media · Board
    48 1/2 x 96 1/2 in. (123.2 x 245.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 9
    $16,510≈ £13,026≈ €15,713Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Sterling Ruby, Alabaster SR11-52, 2011, acrylic
    Alabaster SR11-52, 2011
    Acrylic
    128.1 x 246.8 cm (50 3/8 x 97 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 245
    £25,400≈ $33,190≈ €30,344Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Sterling Ruby, BC (3603), 2012, fabric, paint, glue, and bleached canvas on panel
    BC (3603), 2012
    fabric, paint, glue, and bleached canvas on panel · Panel
    84 x 48 in. (213.4 x 121.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 169
    $50,800≈ £37,964≈ €45,381Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗

Sterling Ruby paintings (68)Sterling Ruby acrylic paintings (18)Sterling Ruby mixed media (21)Sterling Ruby works on paper (29)Sterling Ruby prints (17)Sterling Ruby photographs (3)Sterling Ruby sculpture (34)

Related artists — German, born 1947–1997

More German artists of the same period