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Thomas Struth

Thomas Struth

1954

WA-00000137

Photography

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

65

Works in Collection

126

Assets Indexed

13

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Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ522783

Field Verification (6 fields)

3 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Birth yearArtsy + Unknown· 92%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Unknown· 88%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
LocationArtsy + Wikidata+1· 85%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (3)

Marian-Goodmanhttps://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/thomas-struth
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7825
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Thomas Struth produces large-format photographs of museum interiors, urban streets, and family groups that register the precise geometry of space and the psychology of looking. His early black-and-white street photographs of Düsseldorf and New York established his method of patient observation and formal rigor, which he later applied to museum galleries and multigenerational family portraits. Working between Berlin and New York, Struth transforms the everyday and institutional into images of sustained visual and emotional complexity. Represented by Marian Goodman.

Source: Marian Goodman · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tate

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Artworks (65)

Study, Charité, Berlin

Study, Charité, Berlin

2015 · Inkjet print

Image: 94 × 126 cm (37 1/16 × 49 5/8 in.); Frame: 133.6 × 101.6 × 4.5 cm (52 5/8 × 40 × 1 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Deutsche Stadtbaukunst der Gegenwart from the series Ex Libris

Deutsche Stadtbaukunst der Gegenwart from the series Ex Libris

2010 · Artist's book with C-print bookplate

overall (closed): 9 3/4 x 6 11/16 x 7/8" (24.8 x 17 x 2.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hot Rolling Mill, ThyssenKrupp Steel, Duisburg

2010 · Chromogenic print

Image: 67 11/16 × 79 15/16 in. (172 × 203 cm) Frame: 72 15/16 × 85 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (185.3 × 216.5 × 6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Felsenfeld / Gold Family, Philadelphia

The Felsenfeld / Gold Family, Philadelphia

2007 · Chromogenic print mounted to acrylic

179.2 × 217 cm (70 1/2 × 85 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dallas Parking Lot, Dallas

Dallas Parking Lot, Dallas

2001 · Chromogenic print mounted to acrylic

181.6 × 252.7 cm (71 1/2 × 99 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

National Museum of Art, Tokyo

National Museum of Art, Tokyo

1999 · Chromogenic print mounted to acrylic

Framed: 185.4 × 281.9 cm (73 × 111 in.); 185.5 × 282 cm (73 × 111 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Paradise 18 (Emai Shan), Yunnan Province

Paradise 18 (Emai Shan), Yunnan Province

1999 · Chromogenic print, mounted to acrylic

Framed: 182.6 × 216.9 × 5.1 cm (71 7/8 × 85 3/8 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Las Vegas I, Las Vegas, Nevada

1999 · Chromogenic print

Image: 141.6 × 204.5 cm (55 3/4 × 80 1/2 in.) Frame: 184.8 × 245.7 × 6 cm (72 3/4 × 96 3/4 × 2 3/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Boats at Wushan, Yangtse River

Boats at Wushan, Yangtse River

1997 · Photograph, colour, Chromogenic print, on paper

image: 1425 x 1825 mm

Jiangxi Zhong Lu, Shanghai 1996 (for Parkett no. 50/51)

1997 · Chromogenic print

composition 16 x 19 15/16" (40.7 x 50.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tien An Men, Beijing

1997 · Chromogenic print

Image: 72 1/2 × 89 3/4 in. (184.2 × 228 cm) Frame approx.: 74 1/4 × 92 1/2 in. (188.6 × 235 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bankside 5, London 1995

Bankside 5, London 1995

1995 · Photograph, colour, Chromogenic print, on paper

unconfirmed: 506 x 608 mm

Jianghan Lu, Wuhan

Jianghan Lu, Wuhan

1995 · Chromogenic print

Image, approx: 88.4 × 113.3 cm (34 13/16 × 44 5/8 in.); Frame: 127.3 × 151.2 × 4.7 cm (50 1/8 × 59 9/16 × 1 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

San Zaccaria, Venice

1995 · Chromogenic print

181.9 × 230.5 cm (71 5/8 × 90 3/4 in.) Frame: 185.1 × 233.7 × 5.1 cm (72 7/8 × 92 × 2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Single Red-Yellow Rose—no. 43, Düsseldorf

1993 · Chromogenic print

Image: 58 x 46 cm (22 13/16 x 18 1/8 in.) Frame: 85 x 66 cm (33 7/16 x 26 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Galleria dell’Accademia I, Venice 1992

Galleria dell’Accademia I, Venice 1992

1992 · Photograph, colour, on paper on Perspex

image: 1854 x 2294 mm support, secondary: 1854 x 2294 mm support: 1854 x 2294 mm frame: 1885 x 2325 mm

Graves at the Sophienkirche, Grosse Hamburger Strasse, Berlin 1992

Graves at the Sophienkirche, Grosse Hamburger Strasse, Berlin 1992

1992 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

image: 413 x 574 mm

South LaSalle Street (CBOT), Chicago

South LaSalle Street (CBOT), Chicago

1992 · Gelatin silver print

72 × 84 cm (28 3/8 × 33 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kyoko and Tomoharu Murakami, Tokyo 1991

Kyoko and Tomoharu Murakami, Tokyo 1991

1991 · Photograph, colour, on paper

image: 673 x 898 mm

Schlosstrasse, Wittenberg 1991

Schlosstrasse, Wittenberg 1991

1991 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

image: 461 x 571 mm

Hermannsgarten, Weissenfels 1991

Hermannsgarten, Weissenfels 1991

1991 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

image: 450 x 582 mm

Salzmannstrasse, Leipzig 1991

Salzmannstrasse, Leipzig 1991

1991 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

image: 463 x 569 mm

Ferdinand-von-Schill-Strasse, Dessau 1991

Ferdinand-von-Schill-Strasse, Dessau 1991

1991 · Photograph, black and white, on paper

image: 461 x 569 mm

Fischersand, Erfurt

Fischersand, Erfurt

1991 · Gelatin silver print, printed 1991

16 3/4 × 21 1/4" (42.5 × 53.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

65 published of 92 catalogued · 79 with image

MoMA
27 publishedof 54 catalogued48 img
Tate
18 published18 img
Art Institute Chicago
13 published13 img
The Met
7 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Via Giovanni Tappia, Naples 1989
1989 · Tate · 1 prov
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Vico dei Monti, Naples 1988
1988 · Tate · 1 prov
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Shinju-ku (Skyscrapers), Tokyo 1986
1986 · Tate · 1 prov
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Boats at Wushan, Yangtse River
1997 · Tate · 1 prov
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Hermannsgarten, Weissenfels 1991
1991 · Tate · 1 prov
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Galleria dell’Accademia I, Venice 1992
1992 · Tate · 1 prov
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Kyoko and Tomoharu Murakami, Tokyo 1991
1991 · Tate · 1 prov
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Salzmannstrasse, Leipzig 1991
1991 · Tate · 1 prov
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The Late Giles Robertson (with Book), Edinburgh 1987
1987 · Tate · 1 prov
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Hannah Erdrich-Hartmann and Jana-Maria Hartmann, Düsseldorf 1987
1987 · Tate · 1 prov
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Images

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Artsy artwork: Las Vegas 1 (1999)

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Artsy artwork: Canyon, Anaheim (2013)

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Artsy artwork: Scherlstasse, Leipzig (1991)

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Artsy artwork: Löwenzahnzimmer (2000)

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Artsy artwork: Vehicle Assembly Building, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral 2008 Thomas Struth (2008)

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Artsy artwork: Thomas Struth, Oldenwald (2006)

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Artsy artist portrait

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Art Institute of Chicago II, Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tate Christie's Art Institute of Chicago Rago

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Tate

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Background

Education

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

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