Provenance
Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2001
Literature
Matthias Winzen, ed., Thomas Ruff: 1979 to the Present, Cologne, 2001, p. 240 (another example illustrated)

Property from an Esteemed Private Collection

417

Thomas Ruff

Nudes pt 21

signed, partially titled, numbered and dated "pt 21 Thomas Ruff 2/5 2001" on the reverse
chromogenic print face-mounted to Diasec, in artist's frame
37 7/8 x 48 3/8 in. (96.2 x 122.9 cm.)
Executed in 2001, this work is number 2 from an edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000

Sold for $13,750

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

New York Auction 15 May | On View at 450 Park Avenue

301
Sarah Crowner
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $137,500
302
Shara Hughes
Cliffhanger
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $27,500
303
Jonas Wood
Mini Four Majors
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $200,000
304
Shio Kusaka
(square 36)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $25,000
305
Walter Price
Clown Shoes
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $5,625
306
Caitlin Keogh
Lines in a Nymph’s Body
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
307
Joe Bradley
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,500
308
Roe Ethridge
Scissors at Andy's Studio
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
309
Diana Al-Hadid
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
310
Cecily Brown
Sleeping Through the Tempest
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $93,750
311
Katherine Bernhardt
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $16,250
312
Tala Madani
Popular Toys
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,500
313
Angel Otero
Sand of Silence
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
314
Larry Bell
CS 9.22.15
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $60,000
315
Calvin Marcus
Automatic Drawing #1
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $68,750
316
Julie Curtiss
Princess
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $106,250
317
Harold Ancart
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $275,000
318
Christina Quarles
Moon (Lez Go Out N' Feel Tha Nite)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $275,000
319
Stanley Whitney
SunRa
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $337,500
320
Rashid Johnson
Glenn
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $93,750
321
Adam Pendleton
Afro Futuristic (Top Type)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $50,000
322
Mark Bradford
NTSC
Estimate $350,000 - 450,000
323
Rashid Johnson
Color Men
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $500,000
324
Secundino Hernández
Boca Seca
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $68,750
325
Cheyney Thompson
Chronochrome II
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $56,250
326
Jacqueline Humphries
The Mirror and the Mask
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $300,000
327
Cecily Brown
Untitled #54
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $275,000
328
Elizabeth Peyton
Peconic (Ben)
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $450,000
329
Mernet Larsen
Holding Back
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $30,000
330
Rose Wylie
Green Grass, White Cat
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $93,750
331
Dana Schutz
Spiderman 3
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $118,750
332
Raúl Cordero
Flared Scene (with Condo like figure in the background)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
333
Garth Weiser
Shifted, Perc, Speedy J, Etc.
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
334
Michael Williams
Did you get more Sofa than you Bargained for?
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $81,250
335
Katherine Bernhardt
Tacos and Money
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,000
336
Tomoo Gokita
Our Anniversary
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $350,000
337
Jon Rafman
New Age Demanded (Swerveman Black)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $32,500
338
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $137,500
339
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $112,500
340
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $93,750
341
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate $450,000 - 550,000
Sold for $1,124,000
342
Jonas Wood
Lew Alcindor
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $187,500
343
Kehinde Wiley
Defend and Develop the Island Together
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $162,500
344
McArthur Binion
stuttering:standing:still
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $75,000
345
Theaster Gates
Stack 6901.11
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $65,000
346
David Hammons
Untitled
Estimate $1,800,000 - 2,500,000
347
David Wojnarowicz
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $150,000
348
Joe Bradley
Untitled Freek
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $524,000
349
Julian Schnabel
Little Bo Peep
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $125,000
350
George Condo
Electric Ballerina
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $56,250
351
Richard Hambleton
Black and White Jumper
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $100,000
352
David Salle
Swirl with Blue Torso
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $106,250
353
Peter Halley
303
Estimate $350,000 - 450,000
Sold for $400,000
354
Peter Halley
Black Cell
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $325,000
355
Barbara Kruger
Tears
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $300,000
356
Glenn Ligon
Figure #42
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
357
Richard Prince
Untitled (Protest Painting)
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
358
Sherrie Levine
Large Cradle
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $225,000
359
Francis Alÿs
Miss Amazonia, Miss Costa Rica, Miss Ecuador, Miss Lacandona, Miss Sumatra
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $87,500
360
Sherrie Levine
Silver Mirror: 3
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
361
Katharina Fritsch
Schwarzer Schirm (Black Umbrella)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $45,000
362
Jenny Holzer
(FBI) BLUE
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $56,250
363
Sarah Charlesworth
Untitled (Voyeur) from the Doubleworld series
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
364
Jim Lambie
Jumping Jack
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
365
Jim Hodges
AGAIN? (TRA LA LA LA LA)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
366
Sue Williams
Selected Tufts
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
367
George Condo
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $75,000
368
George Condo
Gold Nude
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
Sold for $312,500
369
Julian Schnabel
No. 17 (Red Cross Painting for N. Fisher, 1978)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $250,000
370
Damien Hirst
Oleandrin
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $118,750
371
Ai Weiwei
Grapes
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
Sold for $300,000
372
Takashi Murakami
DOB Splash (walkman)
Estimate $220,000 - 280,000
Sold for $237,500
373
Dan Colen
Great Big Kiss
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
374
Sterling Ruby
BC (4007)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
375
Blake Rayne
Cover Letter
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
376
Wade Guyton
Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
377No Reserve
Jeff Elrod
Ice Age
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000 •
Sold for $43,750
378
Kelley Walker
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $47,500
379
Math Bass
Newz!
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,000
380
Andra Ursuţa
Dumb Belles 2
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
381
Ida Ekblad
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
382
Elizabeth Neel
Routes and Pressures
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
383
Petra Cortright
salad dressings orange yogart
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $37,500
384
Louisa Gagliardi
Powerful relief
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,250
385
Mark Grotjahn
Untitled
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
386
Jonas Wood
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $47,500
387
Nicolas Party
Still Life No 107
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $25,000
388
Yoshitomo Nara
Sleepless Night
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $32,500
389
Elizabeth Peyton
Piotr
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $45,000
390
Elizabeth Peyton
Louis XIV Dejeuner Age 11
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,000
391
Eric Fischl
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
392
Robert Longo
Study for Luther B
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $50,000
393
Christopher Wool
Untitled
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
394
Christian Marclay
Silence (The Electric Chair)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
395
Gabriel Orozco
Obit: 'A General in Three Wars'
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
396
Los Carpinteros
Downtown Verde
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
397
Guillermo Kuitca
Opera de Paris, Palais Garnier
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $47,500
398
Oscar Muñoz
Luz Interior
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
399
Harold Ancart
Contorsions
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $48,750
400
Richard Tuttle
Blue Star Transparent Orange
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
401
Georg Baselitz
Untitled (Tête)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $32,500
402
David Hammons
Untitled (Body Print)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
403
Mark Bradford
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
404
Noah Davis
Bust 3
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $47,500
405
Rodney McMillian
Untitled (target)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
406
Lamar Peterson
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,000
407
Lamar Peterson
Untitled
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
408
Robert Pruitt
Fantastic Sagas: Soldier
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $16,250
409
Jeff Sonhouse
Papi Shampoo
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $106,250
410
Fred Wilson
Shatter
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,625
411
Brenna Youngblood
Against the Wall 1
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,750
412
Bill Viola
Study for the Path
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $187,500
413
This lot is no longer available.
414
Wolfgang Tillmans
Lighter 33
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $43,750
415
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Chemische Fabrik Wesseling Bei Köln
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $72,500
416
Thomas Struth
The Richter Family 2 Köln
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
417
Thomas Ruff
Nudes pt 21
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,750
418
Thomas Ruff
Nudes fn 06
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $43,750
419
Anne Collier
Woman With A Camera (Persona)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
420
Anne Collier
Developing Tray #1 (White)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $60,000
421
Christopher Williams
Boeing Retrofit, Overhead Storage Bins, 1970, For Boeing Model 747-200 B / (Open / Color) / Aeromock-Ups, Inc. / North Hollywood, California / August 6, 1997
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $13,750
422
Christopher Williams
Fachhochschule Aachen, Fachbereich Gestaltung, Studiengang: Visuelle Kommunikation, Fotolabor für Studenten, Boxgraben 100, Aachen, November 8, 2010
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
423
Zoe Leonard
Four works: (i) Yellow, Pink, Blue Bundle; (ii) Coca Cola shack; (iii) Two Pairs; (iv) Drop Off A.M. Pick Up P.M.
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $40,000
424
Lutz Bacher
"Jokes" (William)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
425
Roni Horn
a.k.a (SUBGROUP IV)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
426
Mike Kelley
Three Valleys
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
427
Paul McCarthy
Basement Bunker: Painting Queens in the Red Carpet Hall 3
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
428
Vik Muniz
After Van Gogh from Pictures of Color
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $32,500
429
Vik Muniz
Wheat Field with Cypresses, after Van Gogh from Pictures of Magazines 2
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $106,250
430
Vik Muniz
The Best of LIFE - Portfolio
Individual Titles: Memory Rendering of 3-D Screening; Memory Rendering of John Lennon in Manhattan; Memory Rendering of Kiss at Times Square; Memory Rendering of Trang Bang; Memory Rendering of Flag Raising at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima; Memory Rendering of Saigon Execution of a Vietcong Suspect; Memory Rendering of Kent State Shooting; Memory Rendering of Man On The Moon; Memory Rendering of Man Stopping Tank In Beijing; Memory Rendering of John John Saluting
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $81,250
431
Oscar Muñoz
Proyecto para un Memorial IV
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
432
Lorna Simpson
Corridor (Night)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $47,500
433
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Grand Lake, Oakland
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
434
Thomas Demand
Junior Suite
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $62,500
435
Wolfgang Tillmans
Five works: (i) playground, Luxembourg; (ii) charterhouse; (iii) still life, Herold Street; (iv) Volker, lying; (v) Weihnachtsstern
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
436
James Welling
FDFV 1
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,750
437
Alec Soth
Falls 02
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
438
Jennifer Steinkamp
Formation C
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
439
Olafur Eliasson
Mirror mirror
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $25,000
440
Iván Navarro
Stay
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $35,000
441
Aaron Fowler
Nigga F**k Yo Cousin
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $55,000
442
Oscar Murillo
Everyday activity #12
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $37,500
443
Oscar Murillo
Work demographics
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
444
Haim Steinbach
landscape A-1
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
445
Juan Genovés
Cumbre
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $81,250
446
Jaume Plensa
ENDLESS IV
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $450,000
447
Richard Deacon
Alphabet R
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $43,750
448
Tom Otterness
Jack and Jill
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
449
Tom Otterness
Sphere Holding Cube
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $100,000
450No Reserve
Dimitri Hadzi
Levitation
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $23,750
451
Liu Jianhua
Games
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $56,250
452
Tom Sachs
Hermés Value Meal
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $21,250
453
Tom Friedman
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $12,500
454
Blair Thurman
Jiffy Pop I (CCKSCKR HAT III)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,500
455
Peter Dreher
Two works: (i) Tag um Tag Guter Tag (Day by Day Good Day) II No. 1529; (ii) Tag um Tag Guter Tag (Day by Day Good Day) II No. 1646
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $32,500
456
William Bailey
Room by the Sea
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $55,000
457
Mary Heilmann
R.E.M.
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $32,500
458
Mary Weatherford
Cho-Cho-San
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
459
Ryan Sullivan
December 28, 2010 - January 8, 2011
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $40,000
460
Mark Flood
Green Ice
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,750
461
Olivier Mosset
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
462
Heimo Zobernig
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $56,250
463
Anselm Reyle
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
464
Ross Bleckner
Birdland
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $156,250
465
Wang Yigang
Abstract H3
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $75,000
466
Juan Uslé
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,250
467
OSGEMEOS
Cleidilsom e Asvania
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $100,000
468
Enoc Pérez
Don Q
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $31,250
469
Josh Smith
Black
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
470
Dan Colen
I Knew Nothing
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
471
George Cohen
Two Circles and Three Squares
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $62,500
472
Michael Riedel
26
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
473
Rita Ackermann
Fire by Days X
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,000
474
Nigel Cooke
Gifts of the Garden
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $43,750
475
Adam McEwen
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
476
Richard Prince
Northeast
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $45,000
477
Invader
Rubik Mr. Pink and Mr. White
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $62,500
478
Piotr Uklański
Untitled (Bloody Mary)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
479
This lot is no longer available.
480
Nate Lowman
(i) Krystle; (ii) Alexis; (iii) Fallon; (iv) Blake; (v) Steven
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $18,750
481
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
482
David Hominal
Untitled
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
483
Peter Schuyff
Untitled
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
484
Kenny Scharf
Mandaleigh
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,000
485
Michael Bevilacqua
Surface to Air
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
486
KAWS
SEEING
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $62,500
487
KAWS
PERMANENT THIRTY-THREE
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $36,250
488
Jeff Koons
Three works: (i) Balloon Swan (Yellow); (ii) Balloon Rabbit (Red); (iii) Balloon Monkey (Blue)
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale,...

New York Auction 15 May | On View at 450 Park Avenue

Provenance

Literature

417

Thomas Ruff

Nudes pt 21

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session