# Thomas Ruff - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T02:59:47.182Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,005
- Lots with prices: 646
- First auction date: 2001-02-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-31
- Median realised price: $10,000
- Price range: $20 to $540,000

## Market Takeaway
Thomas Ruff shows very deep auction liquidity with 999 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $10,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 72 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($10,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,700 and $36,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 11.5% (74 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 37.4% (241 sales)
- $10,000\+: 51.1% (329 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 72
- Previous 12 months sales: 45
- Recent 12 months median: $1,900
- Previous 12 months median: $1,300
- Median shift: 46.2%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-16
- Days since latest sale: 64
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 292 lots
- Sotheby's: 158 lots
- Phillips: 88 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 34 lots
- Bonhams: 29 lots
- Piasa: 28 lots
- Van Ham Kunstauktionen: 27 lots
- Auctionata Paddle8 AG: 26 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 19 lots
- Henry's Auktionshaus: 18 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "d.o.pe." 2022\-2023. Pigmented digital archival prints on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultrasmooth 305 gsm paper. Edition of 40 \+ 5 AP Signed and numbered. | Setdart Auction House | €1,800
2. 2025-03-10 | Thomas Ruff \(German 1958\). H.P.B. 01, 2001/2002. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-ruff-german-1958-h-p-b-01-2001-2002-391-c-86340d4a59
3. 2024-07-10 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\) "Interieur 6 E", 1983. Photograph C\-Print. Ed. 8/20. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
4. 2023-06-22 | THOMAS RUFF | Koller Auctions | CHF 26,000
5. 2026-03-31 | Thomas Ruff \(b.1958\)  Sterne: 1h 55m/–30º | Forum Auctions \- UK | £1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-ruff-b-1958-sterne-1h-55m-30o-111-c-fa61331949
6. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Cassini 01".2009. Chromogenic print. Edition: 50 \+ 8 A.P. Signed and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | €800
7. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Tripe 17 \(Trichinopoly. Street view, the rock in the distance\)". 2019. Inkjet print on Rag Photographique paper. Edition: 50 \+ 5 A.P. Signed and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
8. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Tripe 12 \(Seeringham. Munduppum inside gateway\)". 2018. Inkjet on Rag Photographique paper. Edition: 50 \+ 5 A.P. Signed and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
9. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Cassini".2010. Digital print with pigments \(Ditone\) on Photo Rag paper. Edition of 30 copies. Signed and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
10. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\) Untitled. Fujiflex print, mounted on aluminum \(Dibond\). Edition of 15 copies signed and numbered on the back, on support. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-ruff-zell-am-harmersbach-germany-1958-untitled-fujiflex-print-mounted-on-aluminum-dibond-edition-of-15-copies-signed-and-numbered-on-the-back-on-support-288-c-5e9f91ca96
11. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Zycles," 2010. Digital print with pigments \(Ditone\) on Photo Rag paper. Edition of 30 copies, each signed and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
12. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Zycles," 2010. Digital print with pigments \(Ditone\) on Photo Rag paper. Edition of 30 copies, each signed and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
13. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Phg.01 I". 2013. Chromogenic color print, mounted on aluminum board \(Dibond\). Edition of 40 copies, signed and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
14. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "d.o.pe." 2022\-2023. Pigmented digital archival prints on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultrasmooth 305 gsm paper. Edition of 40 \+ 5 AP Signed and numbered. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
15. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Phg." 2014. Chromogenic color print, mounted on aluminum board \(Dibond\). Edition of 40 copies, signed and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
16. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Nude 041". 2001. Iris print on laid paper. Edition of 50 copies. Signed and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
17. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Nude 034". 2001. Iris print on laid paper. Edition of 50 copies. Signed and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
18. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). Untitled. Fujiflex print, mounted on aluminum \(Dibond\). Edition of 15 copies signed and numbered on the back, on support. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-ruff-zell-am-harmersbach-germany-1958-untitled-fujiflex-print-mounted-on-aluminum-dibond-edition-of-15-copies-signed-and-numbered-on-the-back-on-support-279-c-97d7d05a85
19. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Newspaper Photographs 132". 1990\-1991. Chromogenic color printing. Edition: 12 \+ 4 AP. Mounted in artist's frame. Signed, dated and numbered on the back. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
20. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\) Series "Jpegs II". 2008. Digital print with ditone pigments on photographic paper. \(The image is deliberately blurred\). Edition of 45, signed and numbered. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
21. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS RUFF \(Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958\). "Gr01". Series "Jpegs II". 2008. Digital print with ditone pigments on photographic paper, copy 37/45. \(The image is deliberately blurred\). Signed and numbered. Measurements: 90 x 120 cm. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
22. 2025-12-11 | Thomas Ruff, Nudes emm 35 | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $7,500
23. 2025-12-10 | Thomas Ruff \(German 1958\-\), 'h.l.k 06', 2000 | Tate Ward Auctions | £850
24. 2025-12-06 | Thomas Ruff \(1958 Zell am Harmersbach – lebt in Düsseldorf\) R | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €750

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