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Artists›Ilse Bing

Ilse Bing

1899–1998

WA-00014986

Germany

Photography

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

213

Works in Collection

320

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ85719

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

No image

Photography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974�1976

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

No image

Photography 1839�1937

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1937

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/561
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (213)

Without Illusion, Flea Market, Paris

1957 · Gelatin silver print

18 1/2 × 15 13/16" (47 × 40.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Shadow Self-Portrait, Washington, D.C.

1953 · Gelatin silver print

8 5/8 × 7 7/8" (21.9 × 20 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

All Paris in a Box

1952 · Gelatin silver print

15 13/16 × 18 1/8" (40.1 × 46 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bicyclist at Luxembourg Park

1952 · Gelatin silver print

17 15/16 × 15 15/16" (45.6 × 40.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Eiffel Tower

1952 · Gelatin silver print

19 7/8 × 15 7/8" (50.5 × 40.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Spider Web and Stables, New York

1951 · Gelatin silver print

13 9/16 × 10 1/2" (34.5 × 26.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Laundry

1951 · Gelatin silver print

20 × 15 15/16" (50.8 × 40.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rooftops, New York

1950 · Gelatin silver print

19 7/8 × 15 15/16" (50.5 × 40.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Antennae on Rooftop

1950 · Gelatin silver print

19 7/8 × 15 15/16" (50.5 × 40.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chicago, Lake Shore Drive

1948 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.5 × 34 cm (8 7/8 × 13 7/16 in.); mount: 27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait

1948 · Gelatin silver print

Paper; image/paper: 12.5 × 10.1 cm (4 15/16 × 4 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 28 cm (14 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Street Cleaners, Paris

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34 × 24 cm (13 7/16 × 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 35.2 × 27.7 cm (13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Street Cleaner, Paris

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 33.2 × 26.5 cm (13 1/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 27.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Connecticut

1945 · Gelatin silver print

7 7/8 × 9 13/16" (20 × 24.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Eiffel Tower

1939 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 33.5 × 26 cm (13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 27.4 cm (14 × 10 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Street with Relieur

1937 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 18 × 28.3 cm (7 1/8 × 11 3/16 in.); Mount: 27.3 × 35.5 cm (10 3/4 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Paris (with St. Sulpice)

1937 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 24 × 34 cm (9 1/2 × 13 7/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Church and Hotel

1937 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 20.5 × 27.8 cm (8 1/8 × 11 in.); Mount: 27.5 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Skyscrapers (Wall Street)

1936 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 28.2 × 19 cm (11 1/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rockefeller Center, NY

1936 · Gelatin silver print

Paper: 27.8 × 21 cm (11 × 8 5/16 in.); Hinged album page: 42.5 × 35.5 cm (16 3/4 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Circus Acrobat with Ball, New York

1936 · Gelatin silver print

Paper: 22.3 × 28.1 cm (8 13/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Trapeze Artists

1936 · Gelatin silver print

11 1/16 × 8 3/4" (28.1 × 22.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Trapeze Artists

1936 · Gelatin silver print

11 1/16 × 8 3/4" (28.1 × 22.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Barbershop, New York

1936 · Gelatin silver print

11 1/16 × 7 15/16" (28.1 × 20.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

213 published of 317 catalogued · 299 with image

MoMA
104 publishedof 208 catalogued204 img
Art Institute Chicago
95 published95 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
7 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Model's Feet Wearing Two-Toned Shoes
1929 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
New York, the Elevated, and Me
1936 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Collections4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

New York · 1985

Group Exhibition Photography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974�1976

New York · 1976

Group Exhibition Photography 1839�1937

New York · 1937