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Photograph · ed. 2/4
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026$47,730 ≈ £35,500 ≈ €40,757Sign up free to see price
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Porträt (A. Giese)
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) · 1990
$35,560 price realized incl. premium
≈ £28,412≈ €32,681
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Cibachrome print”
- Edition
- 4/4
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, numbered and dated "Thomas Ruff 4/4 1990" on the reverse of the backing board
- Category
- Prints (general)
- Dimensions
- 79 1/4 x 61 5/8 in. (201.3 x 156.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010523)
- Date
- May 16, 2023
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 438
- Estimate
- $25,000 – $35,000 (≈ £19,974 – £27,964) (≈ €22,976 – €32,166)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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