Thomas Ruff Prints and Multiples
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.to
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Artist: Thomas Ruff
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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Color
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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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C Print
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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Early 2000s Contemporary Thomas Ruff Prints and Multiples
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Digital Pigment
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 Prints and Multiples
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Digital
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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Inkjet
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 Prints and Multiples
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C Print
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 Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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Digital
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 Prints and Multiples
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Digital Pigment
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