Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Absolute Contempt for Total Serenity #3, 2004
Mixed media · Board
Phillips · Jun 24, 2026$967 ≈ £735 ≈ €853Sign up free to see price
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Trans Compositional (Crimped Red Hair, Cream Satin Dress)
Sterling Ruby (German, b. 1972) · 2006
$27,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £17,293≈ €20,473
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- Medium
- Mixed media · Works on paper all mixed media results →As published: “nail polish, collage on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated · Sterling Ruby signature
- Category
- Mixed media
- Dimensions
- 24 5/8 x 19 1/2 in. (62.5 x 49.5 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010813)
- Date
- November 12, 2013
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 266
- Estimate
- $20,000 – $30,000 (≈ £12,577 – £18,866) (≈ €14,890 – €22,335)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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