Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Porträt (T. Bernstein), 1988
Photograph · ed. 1/4
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026$14,190 ≈ £10,554 ≈ €12,117Sign up free to see price
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Substrat 15 II
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) · 2003
£25,800 price realized incl. premium
≈ $34,342≈ €29,433
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “chromogenic print, mounted”
- Edition
- 2/5
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, partially titled, numbered and dated '15 II Thomas Ruff 2/5 2003' on the reverse of the mount
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- image 107.8 x 160 cm (42 1/2 x 62 7/8 in.) frame 128.6 x 180.6 cm (50 5/8 x 71 1/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art (UK010725)
- Date
- December 3, 2025
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 111
- Estimate
- £30,000 – £50,000 (≈ $39,933 – $66,555) (≈ €34,224 – €57,041)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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