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Lot 413 D

Thomas Ruff - Untitled (from: SK8. Das Projekt)

Auction 1201 - overview Cologne
02.06.2022, 14:00 - Day Sale - Contemporary Art
Estimate: 5.000 € - 6.000 €

Thomas Ruff

Untitled (from: SK8. Das Projekt)
2016

Pigment print on laminated wood. 130 x 100 cm (150 x 120 cm). Signed and dated in felt tip pen on the verso. 1 of 3 unique works.

The work was created as a contribution to a fundraising exhibition for a new indoor skate hall after the old hall on the Böhler site in Düsseldorf had to be closed. Ruff used for his pigment prints structural elements of the deconstructed skate pool, which show visible signs of use corresponding to the previous use.

Supplement:

Christian Hesterkamp/Tim Korbmacher/Willi Nothers/Thomas Ruff/Foto Schiko/Helge Tscharn, "SK8", 2016. Portfolio containing 6 chromogenic prints, each 39.8 x 49.8 cm (portrait and landscape formats). Accompanied by a flyleaf with printed notes on the edition, thereon signed by all photographers as well as editioned in an unknown hand in felt tip pen. Copy 1 from an edition of 100.

Provenance

From the photographer to the present owner