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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
Lotus Flower
By Thomas Ruff
Located in New York, NY
Created by Thomas Ruff in 2019, Lotus Flower is a pigment ink print on paper. Hand-signed, dated, and numbered from the edition of 50, the artwork measures 19 x 13 in. (48.3 x 33 cm)...
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21st Century and Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Pigment

Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 12 - 21st Century, Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 12 - Seeringham. Munduppum inside Gateway. Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Inkjet giclée on Rag Photographique Paper Edition: 50 + 5 A.P. Size: 40 x 50 cm Conditio...
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2010s Modern Thomas Ruff Art

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Rag Paper, Inkjet

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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Color

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: C-print, bookplate and artist’s book Dimensions: 40 × 30 cm (15 7/10 × 11 4/5 in) Edition of 30: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Ruff Art

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C Print

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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Early 2000s Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Color

Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 09 21st Century Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 09 - Amerapoora. My-au-dyk Kyoung. Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Inkjet on Rag Photographique Paper Edition: 50 Size: 40 x 50 cm Condition: In mint conditions, b...
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2010s Modern Thomas Ruff Art

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Rag Paper, Inkjet

Nudes (Schellmann 96), photography: Iris print, edition of 50 by Thomas Ruff
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Thomas RUFF (German, Born in 1958) NUDES (Schellmann 96) Executed in 2001 Edition 19/50. Signed and numbered Iris Print on rag paper. Image: 36.2 x 24 cm Sheet: 75 x 60 cm PROVENAN...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Color

Thomas Ruff, PHG.S.01 - Chromogenic Print, Abstract Photography, Signed Print
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) PHG.S.01, 2020 Medium: Chromogenic print Dimensions: 11 4/5 × 9 2/5 in (30 × 24 cm) Edition of 100: Hand signed and numbered, verso Condition: Mint (sol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Ruff Art

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C Print

Tripe_08 (Pugahm Myo. Thapinyu Pagoda)
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Bristol, GB
Inkjet on Rag Photographique Paper Edition of 50 Signed, dated and numbered on the reverse Pristine, no apparent condition issues Presented in a portfolio with text by Thomas Ruff an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Inkjet

Tripe_12 (Seeringham, Munduppum inside gateway)
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Bristol, GB
Inkjet on Rag Photographique Paper Edition of 50 Signed, dated and numbered on the reverse Pristine, no apparent condition issues Presented in a portfolio with text by Thomas Ruff an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Inkjet

Thomas Ruff, Flieger - Signed Photographic Print, Contemporary Art
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) Flieger, 2022 Medium: Digital print on Epson Archival Matte paper Dimensions: 48.3 x 32.9 cm Edition of 50: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Mint
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Digital

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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C Print

Thomas Ruff, Queen in Car - Double-sided digital pigment print, Signed Print
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) Queen in Car, 2021 Medium: Double-sided digital pigment print on cardboard (glossy front, matt verso) Dimensions: 15 x 20 cm Edition of 30: Hand-signed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Digital Pigment

Thomas Ruff, Zeitungsfoto 071, Sterne 22h 24m / -20: Signed Prints, Photography
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) Zeitungsfoto 071, Sterne 22h 24m / -20, 2002 Medium: Two C-prints, mounted on Forex Dimensions: 59 x 42 cm (23¼ x 16½ in) each Edition of 45: Hand-signe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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C Print

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, Seerose - Signed Photographic Print, Contemporary Art
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) Seerose, 2022 Medium: Digital print on Epson Archival Matte paper Dimensions: 48.3 x 32.9 cm Edition of 50: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Mint
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Ruff Art

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Digital

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Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 12 - 21st Century, Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
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Located in Madrid, Madrid
Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 12 - Seeringham. Munduppum inside Gateway. Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Inkjet giclée on Rag Photographique Paper Edition: 50 + 5 A.P. Size: 40 x 50 cm Conditio...
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2010s Modern Thomas Ruff Art

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Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 09 21st Century Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
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Located in Madrid, Madrid
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