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Loretta Lux

1969

WA-00018597

PhotographySurrealism

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None documented

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80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ65630

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/loretta-lux
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Loretta Lux is a fine art photographer known for her surreal portraits of young children. She lives and works in Ireland.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Surrealism

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (5)

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Marianne

2004 · Silver dye bleach print

12 5/8 × 9" (32.1 × 22.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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At the Window

2004 · silver dye bleach process: Ilfochrome (printer's proof)

Image: 22.8 x 22.8 cm (9 x 9 in.); Paper: 30 x 30 cm (11 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 50.8 cm (20 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Study of a Boy 2

2002 · Silver dye-bleach print

Image: 22.8 × 22.8 cm (9 × 9 in.); Paper: 29.9 × 30 cm (11 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Rose Garden

2001 · Silver dye-bleach print

Image: 22.8 × 22.8 cm (9 × 9 in.); Paper: 30 × 30 cm (11 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Isabella

2000 · chromogenic color process print

Image: 22.8 x 22.8 cm (9 x 9 in.); Paper: 30 x 30 cm (11 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 50.8 cm (20 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork sources (3)

5 published of 5 catalogued · 2 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
MoMA
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

At the Window
2004 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Isabella
2000 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Movements1

Surrealism

Collections7

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago Christie's Cleveland Museum of Art Artsy Phillips

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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