Lot 360
  • 360

Thomas Ruff

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Thomas Ruff
  • Nudes LOX 22
  • signed, dated 2000 and numbered 4/5 on the reverse
  • laserchrome print with diasec face
  • image: 125 by 80cm.; 49 1/4 by 31 1/2 in.
  • overall: 145.5 by 100cm.; 87 1/4 by 39 3/8 in.
  • Executed in 2000, this work is number 4 from an edition of 5, plus 2 artist's proofs.

Provenance

Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf, Frankfurt
Private Collection, Germany

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, London, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Thomas Ruff; Sterne (Stars), 2006, n/p, illustrated in colour
Michel Houellebecq, Thomas Ruff Nudes, A Short Story, Munich 2003, p. 147, illustration of another example in colour
Matthias Winzen, Thomas Ruff: 1979 to the Present, Cologne 2001, p. 238, no. NUD 036, illustration of another example in colour

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is more vibrant in the original work. Condition: This work is in very good condition.
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