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Thomas Ruff Art

German, b. 1958
Thomas Ruff is one of the most renowned living photographers. He currently lives in Düsseldorf's where he shares a studio with other important German photographers such as Laurenz Berges, Andreas Gursky and Axel Hütte. Ruff was born in 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany and from 1977 to 1985, he attended Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf. There he was taught by Bernd and Hilla Becher, who taught him about the conceptual aesthetics, how to break the standards and to use different techniques to reinforce the theme of his works. Ruff has always been a fan of the large format, concerned about the finest details and the main concept of his work. He works in series which can be as varied as portraits, night visions, astral constellations, porn nudes, re-photographed internet commercials o industrial elements. His Portrait series set him under the spotlight of the international photography scene. These where small and in black and white at the beginning but ended up being large scale of Passport like colour portraits of women and men on plain neutral backgrounds showing no sign of emotion thanks to a powerful flash. Thomas Ruff is the opposite to traditional photography and believes in the use of multiple techniques to achieve perfection. He can use digital processes or take advantage of the latest computer-modelling software but can also play with photogram, the camera less technique advanced by Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy in which the picture is created placing the objects directly on to a light sensitive materials, such as photographic paper. His works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Tate Gallery in London, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York among many others.
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Artist: Thomas Ruff
Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 09 21st Century Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
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Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 12 - 21st Century, Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
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2010s Modern Thomas Ruff Art

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Thomas Ruff, Negatives II - Signed Print, Contemporary Photography
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) Negatives II, 2016 Medium: Digital pigment print, on rag paper Dimensions: 70 x 100 cm (25.5 x 39.5 in) Edition of 40: Hand-signed and numbered on verso...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Digital Pigment

Thomas Ruff, Untitled (Stars 17h 38m/-30°, 1990), Signed Photograph
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) Untitled (Stars 17h 38m/-30°, 1990), 1990/2004 Medium: Artist’s book, c-print and bookplate Dimensions: 40 × 30 cm (15 7/10 × 11 4/5 in) Edition of 30: ...
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C Print

Thomas Ruff, Substrat - Contemporary Photography, Abstract Art, Signed Print
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) Substrat, 2019 Medium: Chromogenic print Dimensions: 32 × 45.8 cm (12 3/5 × 18 in) Edition of 300: Hand-signed and numbered in pencil Condition: Excellent
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Ruff Art

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Thomas Ruff, Flieger - Signed Photographic Print, Contemporary Art
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
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Thomas Ruff, PHG.S.01 - Chromogenic Print, Abstract Photography, Signed Print
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Ruff Art

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Thomas Ruff, Queen in Car - Double-sided digital pigment print, Signed Print
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Located in Hamburg, DE
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Thomas Ruff, Seerose - Signed Photographic Print, Contemporary Art
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Located in Hamburg, DE
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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#5 17h12m/-35 degree
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Dallas, TX
Grano-lithograph Framed Image size: 35 1/8 x 25 1/2 inches From series "Stars" Edition 40/40 Varnished, on Ikonorex white board, signed in pencil on reverse
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Nudes KN 30
By Thomas Ruff
Located in London, GB
NUDES KN 30, 2020 Offset lithographic poster printed in colours 23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in 59.5 x 42 cm
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Nudes em 08
By Thomas Ruff
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this Iris print. Signed and numbered 23/50 on verso by Ruff.
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Substrat 21 III 2003/19
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Bristol, GB
Chromogenic print Edition of 300 Signed and numbered by artist on the reverse Mint, as issued
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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C Print

Nude with Stockings (BU 04)
By Thomas Ruff
Located in New York, NY
Iris print on heavy white wove paper. Signed and numbered 42/50 in pencil by Ruff.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Thomas Ruff
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Located in 'S-GRAVENHAGE, ZH
Medium: Chromogenic print Size: 32 x 45.8 cm (12 3/5 x 18 in) Edition of 300 Signed and numbered verso
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2010s Thomas Ruff Art

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Constellation
By Thomas Ruff
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Substrate
By Thomas Ruff
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and vibrant 8-part leporello digital pigment print on paper. Signed in black in and numbered in pencil by the artist, from an edition of 75. From "Forty Are Better Than On...
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Tripe_08 (Pugahm Myo. Thapinyu Pagoda)
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 09 21st Century Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
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Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 12 - 21st Century, Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
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Substrat 21 III 2003/19
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Located in Madrid, Madrid
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