Tripe_17 (Trichinopoly. Street view, the rock in the distance) by Thomas Ruff – limited edition, signed

To mark the opening of the V&A Photography Centre, the V&A has commissioned internationally renowned German photographer Thomas Ruff to create a new body of work. Known for taking a critical and conceptual approach to photography, Ruff’s new series digitally reinterprets Linnaeus Tripe’s 1850s paper negatives of India and Burma from the V&A’s collection. 

 

To celebrate this commission we created two exclusive, limited edition prints of works from the series. We are now delighted to introduce a further two prints. Signed and numbered in an edition of 50 this is a unique opportunity to own work by a present-day master.  

 

Thomas Ruff is one of the most exciting names in fine art photography. He has been the subject of multiple solo exhibitions including a critically acclaimed show at the Whitechapel Gallery in 2017.  His work is held in museum collections worldwide including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Tate. 

 

Edition of 50 + 5 A.P. 

 

Signed and numbered on the reverse

 

Printed by Grieger, Dusseldorf

 

With grateful thanks to Thomas Ruff, Angela Choon at David Zwirner and Grieger, part of the HENI group.

 

© THOMAS RUFF / V&A