Lot 324
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THOMAS RUFF | Nudes dyk 09

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Thomas Ruff
  • Nudes dyk 09
  • signed, numbered 1/5 and dated 2000 on the reverse
  • c-print mounted on Diasec, in artist's frame
  • Framed: 48 by 61 in. 122 by 155 cm.
  • Executed in 2000, this work is number 1 from an edition of 5, plus 2 artist's proofs.

Provenance

David Zwirner, New York
Private Collection, Palm Beach
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Matthais Winzen, Ed., Thomas Ruff: 1979 to the Present, Cologne 2001, cat. no. NUD024, p. 237, illustrated in color
Michel Houellebecq, Thomas Ruff Nudes, Munich 2003, pp. 118-19, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. Under very close inspection and raking light, there is minor wear to the artist's frame, most notably to the upper right corner tip. Further close inspection reveals a minute loss to the surface coating. Framed in artist's frame.
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