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Photograph · ed. 9/10
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Sophisticated #2
Ruud van Empel (Dutch, b. 1958) · 2011
$37,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £24,545≈ €33,321
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Dye destruction print, face-mounted to Plexiglas”
- Edition
- 1/5
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 58 1/2 x 41 1/4 in. (148.6 x 104.8 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040215)
- Date
- October 8, 2015
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 100
- Estimate
- $30,000 – $50,000 (≈ £19,636 – £32,727) (≈ €26,657 – €44,429)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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