Artists/Sterling Ruby
Sterling Ruby: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Sterling Ruby (b. 1972, american) has 174 recorded auction sales between 2009 and 2026, totaling $12.3M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
174
Total volume
$12.3M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$70,473
Auction record
$704,895
Sell-through rate
82%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
31%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
2009peak $2.1M2026
Volume by category
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $7,680 | $7,680 |
| 2025 | 7 | $386,167 | $55,167 |
| 2024 | 14 | $783,010 | $55,929 |
| 2023 | 12 | $610,469 | $50,872 |
| 2022 | 10 | $915,091 | $91,509 |
| 2021 | 22 | $2.1M | $97,447 |
| 2020 | 16 | $725,790 | $45,362 |
| 2019 | 24 | $1.3M | $53,911 |
| 2018 | 13 | $821,896 | $63,223 |
| 2017 | 15 | $1.4M | $91,186 |
| 2016 | 12 | $835,557 | $69,630 |
| 2015 | 6 | $943,033 | $157,172 |
| 2014 | 8 | $511,251 | $63,906 |
| 2013 | 3 | $380,523 | $126,841 |
| 2012 | 4 | $33,955 | $8,489 |
| 2011 | 2 | $109,375 | $54,688 |
| 2010 | 3 | $309,360 | $103,120 |
| 2009 | 2 | $83,595 | $41,797 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Sterling Ruby's complete lot-level auction history is available as structured JSON, filterable by date, price, category, and more.
curl "https://api.artmarketapi.com/api/v1/auction_records?artist=5a7b20989c7e0400146c788f&limit=10" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer amapi_live_your_key_here"Create a free account — 100 free credits, no card required — or read the API documentation.