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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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Sterne, 17h 51m /-22°
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) · 1990
$113,400 price realized incl. premium
≈ £83,388≈ €98,080
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Chromogenic print, face-mounted to Plexiglas”
- Edition
- 1/2
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 79 x 52 3/4 in. (200.7 x 134 cm) Overall 102 x 73 1/4 in. (259.1 x 186.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040221)
- Date
- October 7, 2021
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 247
- Estimate
- $50,000 – $70,000 (≈ £36,767 – £51,474) (≈ €43,245 – €60,543)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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