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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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Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) · 2001
$36,120 price realized incl. premium
≈ £27,353≈ €32,290
Hammer $28,000 · with buyer’s premium $36,120
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Chromogenic print, Diasec mounted”
- Edition
- 1/5
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 59 1/4 x 83 1/8 in. (150.5 x 211.1 cm) Overall 73 5/8 x 97 3/4 in. (187 x 248.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040326)
- Date
- October 8, 2026
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 110
- Estimate
- $20,000 – $30,000 (≈ £15,146 – £22,719) (≈ €17,879 – €26,819)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
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