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Thomas Ruff
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Thomas Ruff
- nudes er21
- signed, dated 2000 and numbered 2/5 on the backing board
- laserchrome print diasec mounted, in artist's frame
- 150.3 by 100.2 cm. 59 1/8 by 39 1/2 in.
- This work is number 2 from an edition of 5.
Provenance
David Zwirner, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000
Exhibited
Essen, Museum Folkwang Essen; Oslo, Museet for Samtidskunst Oslo; Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus; Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art; Vitoria-Gasteiz, Artium - Centro Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporáneo; Porto, Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Serralves; and Liverpool, Tate, Thomas Ruff: Fotografien 1979 - heute, February 2002 - September 2003, p. 238, no. NUD047, illustrated in colour (edition no. unknown)
Literature
Michel Houellebecq, Thomas Ruff: Nudes, Munich 2003, p. 36, illustrated in colour (edition no. unknown)
Condition
Colour:
The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“In Nudes he focuses on pornography, or rather on stills taken from pornographic scenes he has found on the Web, and then processes them electronically before blowing them up to immense proportions. Digitally coloured, alienated by blurring contours and at times eliminating focus, the content dissolves into more or less abstract fields of color, forcefully unnerving our perception, our expectations and our erotic fantasies” (Michel Houellebecq, Thomas Ruff Nudes, Munich 2003, n.p.).