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Thomas Ruff

German · b. 1958 · Photographer

Thomas Ruff is a German photographer who lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has been described as "a master of edited and reimagined images". (Wikipedia)

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"13h 18m/-60°"Van Ham · Jun 2015€126,438≈ $142,609≈ £90,655Sign up to see
Nudes fe16Phillips · Jun 2015£74,500≈ $117,174≈ €104,722Sign up to see
Sterne, 17h 51m /-22°Phillips · Oct 2021$113,400≈ £83,388≈ €98,080Sign up to see

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Thomas Ruff, Substrates (S. 116-119), 2003, The complete set of four digital prints (Ditone) in colours, flush-mounted to aluminium board (as issued) — Substrates (S. 116-119), 2003
Phillips · Sep 19, 2024
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Thomas Ruff, Substrates (S. 116-119), 2003, The complete set of four digital prints (Ditone) in colours, flush-mounted to aluminium board (as issued) — Substrates (S. 116-119), 2003
Phillips · Jun 6, 2024
£9,525Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Haus Nr. 9 II 1991, 1991, C-Print — Haus Nr. 9 II 1991, 1991
Van Ham · Jun 4, 2024
€1,056Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Nude Ry18, 2002, Chromogenic print, printed 2008 — Nude Ry18, 2002
Phillips · May 16, 2024
£10,160Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Selected Images from Intérieur, 1981-1983, Five chromogenic prints — Selected Images from Intérieur, 1981-1983
Phillips · May 16, 2024
£9,525Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, jpeg hdem 03, 2005, Chromogenic print, face-mounted to Plexiglas — jpeg hdem 03, 2005
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$25,400Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, nudes bu04, 2000, Chromogenic print, face-mounted to Plexiglas — nudes bu04, 2000
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$30,480Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Sterne 16H 08M/-25°, 1992, Chromogenic print, printed 2006, face-mounted to Plexiglas — Sterne 16H 08M/-25°, 1992
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$13,970Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Portrait (V. Liebermann), 1999, Chromogenic print, Diasec mounted — Portrait (V. Liebermann), 1999
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$13,970Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, H.E.K. 02, 2000, Chromogenic print, Diasec mounted — H.E.K. 02, 2000
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$26,670Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Portrait (M.Schell) Young Man, 1987, Chromogenic print, Diasec mounted — Portrait (M.Schell) Young Man, 1987
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$17,780Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, nudes fn06 (S. 114), 2001, Chromogenic print, on Kodak Digital paper, with full margins — nudes fn06 (S. 114), 2001
Phillips · Jan 17, 2024
£2,794Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, jpeg / ma.r.s. 2 (S. 188), 2011, Chromogenic print in colours, on smooth wove paper, with full margins — jpeg / ma.r.s. 2 (S. 188), 2011
Phillips · Jan 17, 2024
£1,524Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Sterne (05h 08m/ -45 Grad), 1991/2003, Offsetlithografie auf glattem Papier — Sterne (05h 08m/ -45 Grad), 1991/2003
Van Ham · Nov 22, 2023
€2,720Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, h.t.b. 02, 1999, Chromogenic print, face-mounted — h.t.b. 02, 1999
Phillips · Nov 21, 2023
£12,700Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, C-Prints (für Parkett 28), 1991, C-Print auf Fujicolor Paper, in bedrucktes Transparentpapier eingeschlagen — C-Prints (für Parkett 28), 1991
Van Ham · Oct 31, 2023
€1,452Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, nudes il 07, 2012, c-print, Diasec-mounted in artist's frame — nudes il 07, 2012
Phillips · Oct 12, 2023
£22,860Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Substrat 34 I, 2007, chromogenic print — Substrat 34 I, 2007
Phillips · Sep 26, 2023
$4,445Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, d.p.b 06, 1999, chromogenic print — d.p.b 06, 1999
Phillips · Jul 17, 2023
$2,540Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Serie von 5 Fotografien, 1988, Jeweils: C-Print — Serie von 5 Fotografien, 1988
Van Ham · Jun 21, 2023
€7,920Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Nudes ev 19, 2006, Chromogenic print, mounted on plexiglass in diasec — Nudes ev 19, 2006
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 9, 2023
€27,940Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, d.p.b.08, 2000/02, Chromogenic print, on photo paper, with full margins — d.p.b.08, 2000/02
Phillips · Jun 7, 2023
£1,905Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Antipodes I, Dijon (from the serie: Herzog & de Meuron), 1994, Chromogenic print on Kodak-Professional paper, face-mounted to plexiglass — Antipodes I, Dijon (from the serie: Herzog & de Meuron), 1994
Lempertz · Jun 7, 2023
€16,380Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, h.e.k.03 (from the series: l.m.v.d.r.), 2000, Chromogenic print on Kodak-Professional paper, face-mounted to plexiglass — h.e.k.03 (from the series: l.m.v.d.r.), 2000
Lempertz · Jun 7, 2023
€16,380Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Porträt (A. Giese), 1990, Cibachrome print — Porträt (A. Giese), 1990
Phillips · May 16, 2023
$35,560Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Porträt (T. Djordjadze), 1999, Chromogenic print, face-mounted to Plexiglas — Porträt (T. Djordjadze), 1999
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$38,100Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Substrat 35 I, 2007, Chromogenic print, Diasec mounted — Substrat 35 I, 2007
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$50,800Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Porträts (Portraits), 1983-1985, Five chromogenic prints — Porträts (Portraits), 1983-1985
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$8,255Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Sterne 16H 08M/-25°, 1992, Chromogenic print, printed 2006, face-mounted to Plexiglas — Sterne 16H 08M/-25°, 1992
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$20,320Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, a.s.b. 01, 2001, c-print, Diasec mounted, in artist's frame — a.s.b. 01, 2001
Phillips · Mar 3, 2023
£27,940Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Nudes ti52, 2011, c-print, Diasec mounted, in artist's frame — Nudes ti52, 2011
Phillips · Mar 3, 2023
£44,450Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Nudes pant11, 1999, c-print, Diasec mounted, in artist's frame — Nudes pant11, 1999
Phillips · Dec 8, 2022
£27,720Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, h.t.b. 04, 1999, c-print — h.t.b. 04, 1999
Phillips · Dec 8, 2022
£2,772Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, nudes asd 04, 2001, C-Print auf Diasec — nudes asd 04, 2001
Grisebach · Dec 2, 2022
€25,000Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, 17 III, 1992/98, C-Print auf Kodak Professional — 17 III, 1992/98
Van Ham · Nov 30, 2022
€1,452Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Konvolut von 2 Fotografien, a) H.P.B — Konvolut von 2 Fotografien
Van Ham · Nov 30, 2022
€858Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Konvolut von 2 C-Prints, a) Männerporträt — Konvolut von 2 C-Prints
Van Ham · Nov 30, 2022
€1,452Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Porträt 1989 (I. Graw), 1989/2012, C-Print — Porträt 1989 (I. Graw), 1989/2012
Van Ham · Nov 30, 2022
€660Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Substrat 20-I, 2003, Inkjet print, Diasec mounted — Substrat 20-I, 2003
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$47,880Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Sterne 10H 30M /-50°, 1992, Chromogenic print, face-mounted to Plexiglas — Sterne 10H 30M /-50°, 1992
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$88,200Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Nude (ga08), 2001, iris print on rag paper — Nude (ga08), 2001
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$2,375Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, ri 03“, aus der Serie „jpegs, 2007, C-Print auf Diasec — ri 03“, aus der Serie „jpegs, 2007
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2022
€56,250Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Zycles 3, 2009, Ditone print on semi-transparent polyester film — Zycles 3, 2009
Lempertz · Jun 2, 2022
€7,560Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, ma.r.s. 15, 2011, C-Print, 2012 — ma.r.s. 15, 2011
Grisebach · Jun 1, 2022
€3,500Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Porträt (J. Rubell), 1989, c-print, in artist's frame — Porträt (J. Rubell), 1989
Phillips · Apr 28, 2022
£20,160Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Substrat 7 III, 2002, Inkjet print, Diasec mounted — Substrat 7 III, 2002
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022
$69,300Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Nudes od21, 2002, Chromogenic print, printed 2006 — Nudes od21, 2002
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022
$4,410Sign up free to see

Thomas Ruff, Nudes YV16 (S. 99), 2001, Iris print in colours, on Somerset Velvet paper, with full margins — Nudes YV16 (S. 99), 2001
Phillips · Jan 19, 2022
£1,512Sign up free to see

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