Absolute Contempt for Total Serenity #3

Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2025 and 2026 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

1. 

   Jun 18, 2025 · Phillips

   Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York, lot 171

   Bought in / unsold · est. $3,000 – $5,000

   As catalogued

   Sterling Ruby, “Absolute Contempt for Total Serenity #3”, 2004

   collage on paper

   28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

2. 

   Jun 24, 2026 · Phillips this result

   Editions & Works on Paper, lot 49

   Sold $967Sign up to see · est. $1,500 – $2,500

   As catalogued

   Sterling Ruby, “Absolute Contempt for Total Serenity #3”, 2004

   collage on paper

   28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

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