Thomas Ruff (B.1958), Nudes wh 20. photo Sotheby's

chromogenic print mounted on diasec, signed, titled, dated 2001 and numbered 2/5 on the reverse, 55 1/4 by 43 1/2 in. 140.4 by 110.5 cm. Est. 30,000—40,000 USD - Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:  60,000 USD

Executed in 2001, this work is number 2 from an edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs.

PROVENANCE: Marc Jancou Fine Art, New York
Christie's, New York, November 9, 2005, lot 514
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Matthias Winzen, Thomas Ruff: 1979 to the Present, Cologne, 2001, p. 241, illustrated in color
Michel Houellebecq, Thomas Ruff: Nudes, New York, 2003, p. 7, illustrated in color

Sotheby's.Contemporary Art Day Auction. 12 Nov 09. New York www.sothebys.com