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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SP83Phillips · Oct 2013£602,500≈ $965,868≈ €712,239Sign up to see
SP33Phillips · Jul 2014£542,500≈ $930,930≈ €681,700Sign up to see
SP56Phillips · Feb 2014£494,500≈ $810,980≈ €594,647Sign up to see

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STOVE 3, 2012
Sculpture · ed. 1/3
72 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 17 in. (184.8 x 36.2 x 43.2 cm)
Phillips · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 453
$63,000≈ £52,932≈ €60,507Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
Vivisection Pink, 2007
Mixed media · Paper
47.6 x 63.5 cm (18 3/4 x 25 in.)
Phillips · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 84
£5,040≈ $5,703≈ €5,784Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Monument Stalagmite/Icolagnia, 2008
PVC pipe, foam, urethane, wood, spray paint, and laminate · Panel
482.6 x 182.9 x 121.9 cm (190 x 72 x 47 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Jun 29, 2022 · Lot 172
£50,400≈ $61,307≈ €58,293Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
Candles (Exercise in Obsessive), 2005
Print (other) · Paper
55 x 52 in. (139.7 x 132.1 cm)
Phillips · Mar 9, 2022 · Lot 109
$25,200≈ £19,158≈ €22,924Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Monument Stalagmite/Claret, 2008
PVC, urethane wood and spray paint on Formica · Panel
408.4 x 127 x 104 cm (160 3/4 x 50 x 40 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Dec 9, 2021 · Lot 86
£50,400≈ $66,488≈ €58,781Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
Transgrid/Feminique 1, 2010
Mixed media · Other support
246.2 x 126.2 cm (96 7/8 x 49 5/8 in.)
Phillips · Dec 9, 2021 · Lot 87
£27,720≈ $36,568≈ €32,330Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled, 2005
Mixed media · Paper
52 h x 50½ w in (132 x 128 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2021 · Lot 144
$22,100≈ £16,357≈ €19,121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
DEEP ORANGE, 2016
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 1/20
S. 34 1/2 x 27 in. (87.6 x 68.6 cm)
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021 · Lot 430
$2,772≈ £2,004≈ €2,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
WIDW. BALLISTIC., 2017
Acrylic · Canvas
59 x 45 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (149.9. x 115.6 x 8.3 cm)
Phillips · Sep 28, 2021 · Lot 109
$189,000≈ £139,104≈ €161,843Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–100,000View at Phillips ↗
SP151, 2010
spray paint on canvas · Canvas
317.5 x 469.9 cm (125 x 185 in.)
Phillips · Apr 16, 2021 · Lot 228
£390,600≈ $539,419≈ €450,041Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £250,000–350,000View at Phillips ↗

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Sterling Ruby signature

78 catalogued lots by Sterling Ruby record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (61% of lots that state a placement). Most often: initialled.

Placement

on the reverse27
lower right15
lower centre1
lower left1

Form

initialled41
signed and dated25
signed12

Signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated "BC (3627) SR 12" on the reverse — BC (3627), Phillips, Sep 26, 2026
Signed with the artist's initials and dated 'SR 20' on the reverse — REIF. 7238., Phillips, Jun 26, 2026
Signed with the artist's initials and dated 'SR 17' on the reverse — WIDW. LAUNDER., Phillips, Jun 26, 2026

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About Sterling Ruby

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 presented in large and densely packed installations. The artist has cited a diverse range of sources and influences including aberrant psychologies, urban gangs and graffiti, hip-hop culture, craft, punk, masculinity, violence, public art, prisons, globalization, American domination and decline, waste and consumption. In opposition to the minimalist artistic tradition and influenced by the ubiquity of urban graffiti, the artist's works often appear scratched, defaced, camouflaged, dirty, or splattered. Proclaimed as one of the most interesting artists to emerge this century by New York Times art critic Roberta Smith, Ruby's work examines the psychological space where individual expression confronts social constraint. Sterling Ruby currently lives and works in Los Angeles. His studio is located in Vernon, south of downtown Los Angeles.

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