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Thapinyu Pagoda - Pugahm Myo, 2017
Thomas Ruff   Master Artists

Photography : digital · 50 x 40 x 1 cm 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch · Ready to hang

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About the artwork

Type

Photography : numbered and limited to 50 copies

Condition

Artwork sold in perfect condition, framed, ready to hang

Authenticity

Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the artist

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Signature

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Dimensions ( cm • inch )

50 x 40 x 1 cm 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch Height x Width x Depth

Artwork dimensions including frame

52 x 42 x 2 cm 20.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

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Description

This work by German photographer Thomas Ruff captures the mystical beauty of the Thapinyu Pagoda in Pugahm Myo, emerging from a misty landscape.

Signed, dated and numbered on the reverse.

Inkjet on Rag Photographique Paper.

Numbered limited edition of only 50.

Published by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) London, with their Certificate and stamp on the reverse.

Bespoke and elegantly framed, in a custom-made, acid-free passe-partout, in a wooden frame with Plexiglas® Optical HC, scratch-resistant and UV-protected.   

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Thomas Ruff, Thapinyu Pagoda - Pugahm Myo

Thomas Ruff

Germany  • 1958

Presentation

Thomas Ruff was born in 1958 in Zell am Harmersbach. He lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He studied photography from 1977 to 1985 with Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. A leading figure at the renowned Düsseldorf School of Photography, alongside fellow students such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Axel Hütte and Thomas Struth, Thomas Ruff became famous primarily for his portraits.

Whether through the recovery of pre-existing images or through the use of digital technology, Thomas Ruff reveals the current disconnect between the subject and their image, and their impossible claim to identification and authenticity.

The initiator of large format, Thomas Ruff is undoubtedly one of the heavyweights in the contemporary photography market.

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