Thomas Ruff
German · b. 1958 · Photographer
Thomas Ruff is a German photographer who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been described as "a master of edited and reimagined images". (Wikipedia)
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3 works by Thomas Ruff coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
"13h 18m/-60°"Van Ham · €126,438≈ $142,609≈ £90,655Sign up to see
Nudes fe16Phillips · £74,500≈ $117,174≈ €104,722Sign up to see
Sterne, 17h 51m /-22°Phillips · $113,400≈ £83,388≈ €98,080Sign up to see
Thomas Ruff’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
3 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
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Price trend
4 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $15.1kSign up | $14.8kSign up | $17.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 32 | 28 | 88% | $12.8kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $117kSign up |
| Lithograph | 8 | 7 | 88% | $5.5kSign up | $4kSign up | $12.7kSign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $14kSign up | $12.4kSign up | $27.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 21 | 18 | 86% | $15.5kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $117kSign up |
| Photography | 295 | 263 | 89% | $23.2kSign up | $14.2kSign up | $143kSign up |
| Photograph | 295 | 263 | 89% | $23.2kSign up | $14.2kSign up | $143kSign up |
| Other | 9 | 8 | 89% | $5.5kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $21.9kSign 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 | 9 | 9 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 31 | 30 | $14kSign up |
| 2023 | 21 | 18 | $17.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 19 | 16 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | $17.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | $14.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 33 | 28 | $15.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 22 | 17 | $20kSign up |
| 2017 | 14 | 12 | $27kSign up |
| 2016 | 22 | 17 | $14.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 35 | 33 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 16 | 14 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 19 | 12 | $25kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $24.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | $26.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | $14.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | $3kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $3.4kSign up |