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Willi Ruge #132,712

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Selected Works19

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA
After the Jump
After the Jump, 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
With a Shattered Shinbone between Tables and Garden Chairs
With a Shattered Shinbone between Tables and Garden Chairs, 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
The Dangerous Situation above the High-Voltage Lines . . .
The Dangerous Situation above the High-Voltage Lines . . ., 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Seconds before Landing, Seconds before Landing \from the series\ I Photograph Myself during a Parachute Jump (Ich fotografiere mich beim Absturz mit dem Fallschirm) (Sekunden vor der Landung)
Seconds before Landing, Seconds before Landing \from the series\ I Photograph Myself during a Parachute Jump (Ich fotografiere mich beim Absturz mit dem Fallschirm) (Sekunden vor der Landung), 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
This Moment Was Decisive . . .
This Moment Was Decisive . . ., 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
With My Head Hanging Down before the Parachute Opened . . .
With My Head Hanging Down before the Parachute Opened . . ., 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Photo of Myself at the Moment of My Jump
Photo of Myself at the Moment of My Jump, 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
The Critical Moment
The Critical Moment, 1930
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
I Decided to Jump Headfirst
I Decided to Jump Headfirst, 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
The Moment of the Jump
The Moment of the Jump, 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
The First Pilot Giving Out the Safety Line . . .
The First Pilot Giving Out the Safety Line . . ., 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Meanwhile, on the Ground . . .
Meanwhile, on the Ground . . ., 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
The Decisive Command from the Pilot to Jump
The Decisive Command from the Pilot to Jump, 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
A Snapshot by My Colleague
A Snapshot by My Colleague, 1931
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
The Aerial Photographer
The Aerial Photographer, 1929
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
SFMOMA
Aviation
Aviation, 1931
Acquired 2000
gelatin silver print

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries
Photo of Myself at the Moment of my Jump, from the series I Photograph Myself During a Parachute Jump. 1931.
Photo of Myself at the Moment of my Jump, from the series I Photograph Myself During a Parachute Jump. 1931.
$6,350
Dec 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
from the series I Photograph Myself During a Parachute Jump
from the series I Photograph Myself During a Parachute Jump
$10,000
Apr 2023
Christie's
Untitled aerobatic studies
Untitled aerobatic studies
$2,585
Oct 2001
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Der Fotograf
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2005 · Accession 2005.100.300 · Gelatin silver print
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005
After the Jump
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.14 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
With a Shattered Shinbone between Tables and Garden Chairs
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.13 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
The Dangerous Situation above the High-Voltage Lines . . .
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.12 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
Seconds before Landing, Seconds before Landing \from the series\ I Photograph Myself during a Parachute Jump (Ich fotografiere mich beim Absturz mit dem Fallschirm) (Sekunden vor der Landung)
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.11 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
This Moment Was Decisive . . .
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.10 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
With My Head Hanging Down before the Parachute Opened . . .
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.9 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
Photo of Myself at the Moment of My Jump
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.8 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
The Critical Moment
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.7 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
I Decided to Jump Headfirst
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.6 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
The Moment of the Jump
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.5 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
The First Pilot Giving Out the Safety Line . . .
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2001 · Accession 1849.2001.4 · Gelatin silver print
Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
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