Thomas Ruff
Jpeg pt01
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 197.000 GBP
Price realised: 197.000 GBP
Description
signed, titled, numbered and dated 'pt01 Th Ruff 2/3 2006' (on the backing board)
C-print face mounted on Plexiglas in artist's frame
image: 87 ¾ x 64 ¾in. (223 x 164.5cm.)
overall: 96½ x 73¼in. (245 x 186cm.)
Executed in 2006, this work is number two from an edition of three
Johnen Galerie, Berlin. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
C-print face mounted on Plexiglas in artist's frame
image: 87 ¾ x 64 ¾in. (223 x 164.5cm.)
overall: 96½ x 73¼in. (245 x 186cm.)
Executed in 2006, this work is number two from an edition of three
Johnen Galerie, Berlin. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
A top price for Thomas Ruff
The work Jpeg pt01 by Thomas Ruff was worth GBP 197,000.00 (€ 230,864.55) to a buyer in March 2017. This price was achieved in the auction Post War & Contemporary Art Day Auction at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Jpeg pt01 the most expensive artwork by Thomas Ruff that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Ruff
Die Arbeit Jpeg pt01 von Thomas Ruff war einem Käufer im März 2017 GBP 197.000,00 (€ 230.864,55) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Post War & Contemporary Art Day Auction bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Jpeg pt01 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Ruff, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Thomas Ruff - Auction history
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