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Theo Ruth

1915–1971

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6auction results2017–2025years recorded100%sold (6)$2.7kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Theo Ruth, Settee, c. 1955, cowhide, oak, steel bradsSetteeLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $5,080≈ £3,889≈ €4,412Sign up to see
  2. Theo Ruth, Penguin lounge chairs, pair, 1957, upholstery, oakPenguin lounge chairs, pairRago Auctions · $3,528≈ £2,774≈ €3,244Sign up to see
  3. Theo Ruth, settee, c. 1955, upholstery, stained ashsetteeWright · $3,250≈ £2,637≈ €3,046Sign up to see

Theo Ruth’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).

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median $2.7kfree account
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Lots sold
6
of 6 offered · 2017–2025
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$3k$10k201820192020202120222023202420252017-01-19 · $3,2502024-03-06 · $3,5282024-03-06 · $2,1422024-08-29 · $1,1972025-09-04 · $2,0322025-11-20 · $5,080
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings22100%$1.7kSign up$1.7kSign up$2.1kSign up
Other44100%$3.5kSign up$3.4kSign up$5.1kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202522$3.6kSign up
202433$2.1kSign up
201711$3.3kSign up

Related artists, born 1890–1940