Provenance
Courtesy of the Artist and Sprüth Magers
Catalogue Essay
Sterling Ruby lives and works in Los Angeles. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, and Art Center College of Design, Pasadena under Mike Kelley. He is known for his richly glazed biomorphic ceramics, poured urethane sculptures, hypnotic videos, and monumental spray-painted canvases. Manifesting his coherent artistic vision across an impressively diverse range of mediums, Ruby embarks upon investigations into the material and intellectual fabric of contemporary society.

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Sterling Ruby

WIDW. HIGH-VIZ.

acrylic, oil, elastic, cardboard and treated fabric on canvas, in artist's frame
painting 84 x 48 in. (213.4 x 121.9 cm.)
framed 85 7/8 x 49 7/8 in. (218.1 x 126.7 cm.)
Executed in 2018.

Estimate
$250,000 - 350,000

Sold for $330,000

Contact Specialist
Sam Mansour
Head of Sale
+1 212 940 1219
smansour@phillips.com

Art for One Drop

New York Charity Auction 21 September 2018

1
Jennifer Guidi
Transit of Venus (Painted White Sand SF #1B, Black and Orange-to-Lavender Gradient)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $165,000
2
Nicolas Party
Sunset
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $330,000
3
Camille Henrot
Untitled (Tropics of Love series)
Estimate $40,000 - 50,000
Sold for $27,500
4
Cory Arcangel
FN Slides / Lakes
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $49,500
5
Carol Bove
Young Lovers
Estimate $180,000 - 220,000
Sold for $308,000
6
Sterling Ruby
WIDW. HIGH-VIZ.
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $330,000
7
Ed Clark
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $198,000
8
Christopher Wool
Untitled
Estimate $140,000 - 180,000
Sold for $154,000
9
Rashid Johnson
Untitled Escape Collage
Estimate $185,000 - 225,000
Sold for $319,000
10
Gabriel Orozco
Samurai Tree (Invariant 23Q)
Estimate $350,000 - 550,000
Sold for $429,000
11
David Hammons
Untitled
Estimate $600,000 - 1,000,000
Sold for $880,000
12
Sarah Lucas
Random Mother
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $176,000
13
Kara Walker
Sampler I Booty Call
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $264,000
14
Adam Pendleton
OK DADA OK BLACK DADA OK (WE ARE)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $203,500
15
Glenn Ligon
No Room (Gold) #56
Estimate $200,000 - 250,000
Sold for $220,000
16
Lorna Simpson
Three Part Soul
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $110,000
17
Anne Imhof
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $66,000
18
Jenny Holzer
Selection from Survival: People look like...
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $275,000
19
Barbara Kruger
Untitled (Connect)
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $165,000
20
Tracey Emin
I Listen To The Ocean And All I Hear Is You
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $495,000
21
Anish Kapoor
Fold
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $198,000
22
Jean-Michel Othoniel
Larme de Verre
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $28,600
23
Nairy Baghramian
Dwindler_Tidal Air
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $176,000
24
Olafur Eliasson
Tidal pool star
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $77,000
25
Ugo Rondinone
zweiternovemberzweitausendundvierzehn
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $132,000
26
Do Ho Suh
Two works: (i) North Wall 5, Seoul Home, 260-10 Sungbook-Dong, Sungbook-Ku, Seoul, Korea; (ii) Small Korean House 3, 260-10 Sungbook-Dong, Sungbook-Ku, Seoul, Korea
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $55,000
27
Rita Ackermann
Water Lilies in Chalk V
Estimate $50,000 - 80,000
Sold for $115,500
28
Ellsworth Kelly
Leaves
Estimate $80,000 - 100,000
Sold for $198,000
29
Giuseppe Penone
Spine d'acacia - Contatto 22 settembre 2010
Estimate $120,000 - 150,000
Sold for $176,000
30
Damien Hirst
Psalm 69: Salvum me fac.
Estimate $185,000 - 230,000
Sold for $209,000
31
Gary Hume
Water
Estimate $100,000 - 120,000
Sold for $242,000
32
Catherine Opie
Surfer for One Drop
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $264,000
33
Louise Lawler
Egg and Gun (distorted for the times, dire)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $38,500
34
Andreas Gursky
Bangkok IX
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $275,000
35
Walead Beshty
Inverted RA4 Contact Print / Processor Stall (YM: Los Angeles, California, November 30, 2017; Fujicolor Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 152-017; Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher; Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174; 43117)
Estimate $80,000 - 100,000
Sold for $88,000
36
Vik Muniz
Commissioned Portrait
Estimate $125,000 - 175,000
Sold for $143,000
37
David Altmejd
L’oeuf
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $198,000
38
Mark Manders
Untitled Head
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $41,800
39
Paul McCarthy
SUCKER FINGER FINGER DAISY DUCK
Estimate $50,000 - 85,000
Sold for $66,000
40
Charles Gaines
Explosion #29
Estimate $45,000 - 65,000
Sold for $55,000
41
Tony Lewis
Henter
Estimate $25,000 - 40,000
Sold for $24,200
42
Josh Smith
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,000
43
Hernan Bas
Perfect Posture
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $60,500
44
This lot is no longer available.
45
Wyatt Kahn
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $66,000
46
Thomas Houseago
Brass Neck I
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $93,500
47
Nate Lowman
Smells Like Water
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $33,000
48
Angel Otero
Anachronic
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $121,000
49
Rob Pruitt
Motivational Panda (Joyce Kilmer)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $60,500
50
Ai Weiwei
Wave Plate
Estimate $140,000 - 190,000
Sold for $154,000
51
Experience Guy Laliberte’s Hawaiian Estate
Estimate On Request
Sold for $99,000

Art for One Drop

New York Charity Auction 21 September 2018

Provenance

Catalogue Essay

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Sterling Ruby

WIDW. HIGH-VIZ.

Art for One Drop