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Artists›Andreas Gursky

Andreas Gursky

1955

WA-00003183

Leipzig, Germany

Photography

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ497712

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Mirrored Fiction

Gagosian

2026

Field Verification (7 fields)

4 cross-verified · 3 single-source

NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge+1· 85%✓
Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
WebsiteWikidata· 92%✓
BiographyGallery Gagosian + Gallery Generic+1· 80%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%
Primary mediumUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (8)

Matthew-Markshttps://www.artsy.net/artist/andreas-gursky
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/andreas-gursky
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Phillips-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/andreas-gursky
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Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/andreas-gursky
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
White-Cubehttps://whitecube.com/artists
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Spruth-Magershttps://spruethmagers.com/artists/
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Gagosianhttps://gagosian.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7806
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Movement

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

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

Canonical record

Artworks (21)

Bangkok V

2011 · Inkjet print

120 7/8 × 89 3/8" (307 × 227 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bahrain I

2005 · Photograph, colour, on paper

support: 2800 x 1975 mm

Tate

Bahrain I

2005 · Chromogenic print

9' 10 7/8" × 7' 2 1/2" (301.9 × 219.7)

Museum of Modern Art

Shanghai

2000 · Chromogenic print

301 × 206 cm (118 1/2 × 81 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tote Hosen

2000 · Chromogenic print

6' 10" × 16' 8" (208.3 × 508 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Rhine II

1999 · Photograph, colour, Chromogenic print, on paper

frame: 2063 x 3575 x 50 mm image: 1564 x 3083 mm

Tate

Chicago, Board of Trade II

1999 · Photograph, colour, Chromogenic print, on paper

image: 1574 x 2840 mm

Tate

Rhine II

1999 · Chromogenic print

61 1/4" × 10' 1 1/2" (155.6 × 308.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Toys "R" Us

1999 · Chromogenic print

6' 9 1/2" × 11' 5/8" (207 × 336.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Parliament

1998 · Photograph, colour, on paper

image: 2370 x 1645 mm

Tate

Times Square, New York

1997 · Chromogenic print

6' 1 1/4" × 8' 2 5/8" (186 × 250.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled III

1996 · Chromogenic print

7' × 8 25/32' (213.4 × 267.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Centre Georges Pompidou

1995 · Photograph, colour, Chromogenic print, on paper

image: 1376 x 2630 mm

Tate

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Athens

1995 · Chromogenic prints (diptych)

Each 72 1/2 × 73" (184.2 × 185.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Centre Georges Pompidou (for Parkett no. 44)

1995 · Chromogenic print in wooden frame

composition 21 1/4 x 27 9/16" (54 x 70 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sha Tin

1994 · Chromogenic print

70 7/8 × 92 1/2" (180 × 235 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Schiphol

1994 · Chromogenic print

185.4 x 221.3 cm (73 x 87 1/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thebes, West

1993 · Photograph, colour, on paper on Perspex

support: 2020 x 1650 mm image: 1677 x 1318 mm frame: 2075 x 1704 x 50 mm

Tate

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New Year's Day Swimmers

1988 · Chromogenic print

22 7/8 × 30 5/8" (58.1 × 77.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Zoobrücke, Köln

1988 · Chromogenic print

92.7 x 73.7cm (36 1/2 x 29in.) Frame: 95.3 × 74.9 cm (37 1/2 × 29 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ratingen Swimming Pool

1987 · Chromogenic print

19 1/16 × 23 3/8" (48.4 × 59.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

21 published of 33 catalogued · 26 with image

MoMA
12 publishedof 24 catalogued19 img
Tate
6 published6 img
The Met
2 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Bahrain I
2005 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Centre Georges Pompidou
1995 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Chicago, Board of Trade II
1999 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Thebes, West
1993 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Parliament
1998 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Rhine II
1999 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

35 assets

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Relationships

Peers & Context7

Felix Gonzalez-Torresco-exhibited Duane Hansonco-exhibited Jeff Koonsco-exhibited Adam McEwenco-exhibited Bruce Naumanco-exhibitedDuane Hansonco-exhibited

Movements1

Photography

Collections6

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

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Represented by

Gagosian

Current

Gallery

Gagosian

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Christie's

Background

Education

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Visual Arts

University of Duisburg-Essen

Visual Arts

Network

Related Artists

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Mirrored Fiction

2026

Exhibition Mirrored Fiction Gagosian

2026