Thomas Ruff - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session New York Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Galerie Johnen & Schöttle, Cologne
    Private Collection (acquired from the above)
    Sotheby's, London, June 26, 2003, lot 117
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • Literature

    Matthias Winzen, ed., Thomas Ruff: 1979 to the Present, New York, 2003, no. POR 088, p. 188 (another example illustrated)
    Thomas Ruff, exh. cat. Bonner Kunstverein, 2001, pp. 35, 59 (another example illustrated, p. 35)

Property from a Distinguished Collection

438

Porträt (A. Giese)

signed, numbered and dated "Thomas Ruff 4/4 1990" on the reverse of the backing board
Cibachrome print
79 1/4 x 61 5/8 in. (201.3 x 156.5 cm)
Executed in 1990, this work is number 4 from an edition of 4 plus 1 artist's proof.

Estimate
$25,000 - 35,000 

Sold for $35,560

Contact Specialist

Patrizia Koenig
Specialist, Head of Sale, Afternoon Session
+1 212 940 1279
pkoenig@phillips.com

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

New York Auction 16 May 2023