Francis Ruyter

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Francis Ruyter (born 1968) is an American painter and gallerist. He was born in Washington, DC. [1] [2] [3] [4] Ruyter often paints using photographs as source material, in a style that has been compared to Pop art. [3] [5] In 2002 he produced a billboard work, as part of MoMA Projects 77. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, [6] SFMOMA, and the Denver Art Museum. [2]

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