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William Wegman

William Wegman

American, 1943

WA-00030010

PhotographyPop ArtPhotography

Representation

None documented

13

Institutional Exhibitions

190

Works in Collection

354

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ567366 ULAN500118696

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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Selections from the Video Study Collection: 1968�1987

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Video Art: A History

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

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Big Pictures by Contemporary Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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Performance Video

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982

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Selections from the Art Lending Service

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Around Picasso

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Artists by Artists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Projects: Video IX

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Projects: Video VIII

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Projects: Video I

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

Field Verification (4 fields)

3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (4)

Perrotinhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/william-wegman
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/william-wegman
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/william-wegman
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6281
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for William Wegman yet.

Graph relationships

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Movement

Pop Art

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

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

Canonical record

Artworks (190)

Untitled

1998 · Monochromatic internal dye diffusion transfer prints (7)

Each image, approx: 61.7 × 53.4 cm (24 5/16 × 21 1/16 in.); each paper, approx: 84 × 55.5 cm (33 1/8 × 21 7/8 in.); each frame: 92 × 61.5 × 3.7 cm (36 1/4 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled [3]

1998 · Monochromatic internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 61.7 × 53.4 cm (24 5/16 × 21 1/16 in.); frame: 92 × 61.5 × 3.7 cm (36 1/4 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.); paper: 84 × 55.5 cm (33 1/8 × 21 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled [2]

1998 · Monochromatic internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image, approx: 61.7 × 53.4 cm (24 5/16 × 21 1/16 in.); paper, approx: 84 × 55.5 cm (33 1/8 × 21 7/8 in.); Frame: 92 × 61.5 × 3.7 cm (36 1/4 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled [6]

1998 · Monochromatic internal dye diffusion transfer print

Frame: 92 × 61.5 × 3.7 cm (36 1/4 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled [5]

1998 · Monochromatic internal dye diffusion transfer print

Frame: 92 × 61.5 × 3.7 cm (36 1/4 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled [4]

1998 · Monochromatic internal dye diffusion transfer print

Frame: 92 × 61.5 × 3.7 cm (36 1/4 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled [7]

1998 · Silver diffusion print

frame: 92 × 61.5 × 3.7 cm (36 1/4 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Black Forest

1998 · Five black and white dye-diffusion transfer prints

Each approx. 24 × 20" (61 × 50.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cinderella

1994 · Color photolithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 65.9 × 54.5 cm (26 × 21 1/2 in.); Sheet: 87 × 74.3 cm (34 5/16 × 29 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cinderella

1994 · Color photolithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 65.9 × 54.5 cm (26 × 21 1/2 in.); Sheet: 87 × 74.3 cm (34 5/16 × 29 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cinderella

1994 · Color photolithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 65.9 × 54.5 cm (26 × 21 1/2 in.); Sheet: 87 × 74.3 cm (34 5/16 × 29 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cinderella

1994 · Color photolithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 65.9 × 54.5 cm (26 × 21 1/2 in.); Sheet: 87 × 74.3 cm (34 5/16 × 29 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cinderella

1994 · Color photolithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 65.9 × 54.5 cm (26 × 21 1/2 in.); Sheet: 87 × 74.3 cm (34 5/16 × 29 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cinderella

1994 · Color photolithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 65.9 × 54.5 cm (26 × 21 1/2 in.); Sheet: 87 × 74.3 cm (34 5/16 × 29 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cinderella

1994 · Color photolithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 65.9 × 54.5 cm (26 × 21 1/2 in.); Sheet: 87 × 74.3 cm (34 5/16 × 29 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portfolio, from Cinderella

Portfolio, from Cinderella

1994 · Portfolio wrapped in gray fabric, stamped in black and metallic silver, with yellow ribbon

Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page and Colophon (recto), and Process Description (verso), from Cinderella

Title Page and Colophon (recto), and Process Description (verso), from Cinderella

1994 · Photomechanical metal relief in black (recto and verso) on yellow wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago

The Magic Magic Book

1994 · Illustrated Book with 8 wood engravings, 8 offset lithograph and letterpress, 8 photo-engravings, 8 photo-engraving and linoleum cuts, and 8 offset lithographs, stamped cover and supplementary suite

page 10 x 7 15/16" (25 x 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Olive Press Portfolio II: Fishing

1993 · lithograph

Sheet: 66.2 x 57.2 cm (26 1/16 x 22 1/2 in.); Image: 51.5 x 40.7 cm (20 1/4 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Olive Press Portfolio I: Out on a Limb

1992 · etching

Sheet: 46.5 x 51.9 cm (18 5/16 x 20 7/16 in.); Platemark: 27.6 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1992 · lithograph

Sheet: 57.2 x 76.4 cm (22 1/2 x 30 1/16 in.); Platemark: 45.6 x 60.7 cm (17 15/16 x 23 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1991 · dye diffusion transfer process color print (Polaroid Polacolor)

Image: 59.8 x 53.2 cm (23 9/16 x 20 15/16 in.); Paper: 76 x 55.9 cm (29 15/16 x 22 in.); Matted: 81.3 x 71.1 cm (32 x 28 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled

1989 · Chromogenic print

9 × 9" (22.9 × 22.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Parkett no. 21

1989 · Journal

Page: 8 x 10" (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

190 published of 351 catalogued · 61 with image

MoMA
162 publishedof 323 catalogued42 img
Art Institute Chicago
19 published19 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
6 published
The Met
3 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Olive Press Portfolio II: Fishing
1993 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Reflecting
1988 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Olive Press Portfolio I: Out on a Limb
1992 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Rock Recliner
1991 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
1992 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Olive Press Portfolio I
1986 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Selected Works: Reel 2; Selected Works: Reel 3 (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Selected Works: Reel 2; Selected Works: Reel 3 (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

9

Movements2

Pop Art Photography

Collections7

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

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Feb 2026	—	$8,000
Untitled	Artsy	Feb 2026	—	$8,000