Thomas Ruff: “Nude kn 30”, 2000, chromogenic print, 20.5 x 16.5 in, size: 20.5 x 16.5 in. Price € 9.900.-
About the Artist
Thomas Ruff (born 10 February 1958) is a German photographer who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been described as “a master of edited and reimagined images”. Ruff shares a studio on Düsseldorf’s Hansaallee, with other German photographers Laurenz Berges, Andreas Gursky and Axel Hütte. The studio, a former municipal electricity station, includes a basement gallery.
Thomas Ruff’s work is a continuation of ‘Objective German Photography’ initiated by Bernd and Hilla Becher at the tail end of the Sixties, and lectures at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldforf from 1977 to 1985. It was here that he rubbed shoulders with other students and future big shots in photography such as Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth and Candida Höfer, all of whom were studying at the School of Photography in Düsseldorf.
Ruff has a particular fascination with photographic techniques that appear to erase or leave out the artist’s hand, techniques often designed for military or scientific purposes. The numerous photographic series of Thomas Ruff are consistently compelling.
More Artwork from this Artist
Thomas Ruff, nudes, 2001, Set of 8 Iris prints on rag paper, each print 75 x 60 cm (29½ x 23½ in), each signed and numbered on verso. Edition of 50. Price € 15.500.-
Thomas Ruff, zycles II, 2014, Set of three digital pigment prints (Ditone) on semi-transparent polyester foil; left and right image 100 x 76.7 cm each, center image 100 x 80 cm (39½ x 30¼ or 39½ x 31½ inches). Edition of 15, each signed and numbered. Price € 9.500.-
Thomas Ruff, Negative I, 2016, Digital pigment print, on rag paper, 70 x 100 cm (25½ x 39½ in.), edition of 40, signed and numbered on verso. Price € 2.500.-
Thomas Ruff, Negative II, 2016, Digital pigment print, on rag paper, 70 x 100 cm (25½ x 39½ in.), edition of 40, signed and numbered on verso. Price € 2.500.-
Thomas Ruff: ‘press++’, 2018, Fujiflex, mounted on aluminum (Dibond). 24 images, different sizes from 21 x 23 to 21 x 30.8 cm (8¼ x 9 to 8¼ x 12 in.), edition of 15 each, signed and numbered on verso, on stand. Price upon request
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Thomas Ruff: Tripe, 2018/2019, Set of 6 digital pigment prints (Ditone) on Hahnemuehle Rag paper, each 55 x 65 cm (21¾ x 25½ in), edition of 33, each signed and numbered on verso. Price € 9.000.- Individual images on request.
Thomas Ruff: Tripe, No 1
Thomas Ruff: Tripe, No 2
Thomas Ruff: Tripe, No 3
Thomas Ruff: Tripe, No 4
Thomas Ruff: Tripe, No 5
Thomas Ruff: Tripe, No 6
Thomas Ruff:Tripe, 2018/2019,Set of 6 digital pigment prints (Ditone) on Hahnemuehle Rag paper, each 55 x 65 cm (21¾ x 25½ in), edition of 33, each signed and numbered on verso. Price € 9.000.- Individual images on request.
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Thomas Ruff: Tripe, No 9, 12 am 17, edition of 50:
Thomas Ruff: ‘Tripe 12’, 2018, Seeringham. Munduppum inside Gateway. edition of 50 + 5 A.P., Inkjet on Rag Photographique Paper, signed and numbered on the reverse, 40 x 50 cm. Price upon request
Thomas Ruff, Tripe 17 (Trichinopoly. Street view, the rock in the distance), edition of 50 + 5 A.P., Inkjet on Rag Photographique Paper, signed and numbered on the reverse, 40 x 50 cm. Price upon request
Thomas Ruff: ‘Tripe 9’, 2018, Amerapoora, My-au-dyk Kyong, edition of 50 + 5 A.P., Inkjet on Rag Photographique Paper, signed and numbered on the reverse. 40 x 50 cm. Price upon request
