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 · £602,500≈ $965,868≈ €712,239Sign up to see
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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
Form
Signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated "BC (3627) SR 12" on the reverse
— BC (3627), Phillips, Sep 26, 2026Signed with the artist's initials and dated 'SR 20' on the reverse
— REIF. 7238., Phillips, Jun 26, 2026Signed with the artist's initials and dated 'SR 17' on the reverse
— WIDW. LAUNDER., Phillips, Jun 26, 2026
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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