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Artists›Elger Esser

Elger Esser

1967

WA-00035775

Photography

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None documented

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60%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ1225493

MoMA

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/elger-esser
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/69541
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (10)

Haven van Antwerpen

2003 · photographic support

height: 31.5 cm, width: 40.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Containerhaven Rotterdam

2003 · photographic support

width: 40.5 cm, height: 31.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Hoboken

2003 · photographic support

height: 31.5 cm, width: 40.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Schiphol

2003 · photographic support

height: 31.5 cm, width: 40.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

De Waal

2003 · photographic support

height: 31.5 cm, width: 40.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Parijs

2003 · photographic support

height: 31.5 cm, width: 40.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

De RAI

2003 · photographic support

width: 40.5 cm, height: 31.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ambrussum, France

1999 · Chromogenic print

49 1/4 × 65" (125.1 × 165.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Ruaud, France

1998 · Chromogenic print

185 x 248 cm (72 13/16 x 97 5/8 in. )

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Talmont, France

1997 · Chromogenic print

47 3/4 × 62 3/8" (121.3 × 158.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

10 published of 12 catalogued · 11 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

De Waal
2003 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Containerhaven Rotterdam
2003 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Parijs
2003 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
De RAI
2003 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Hoboken
2003 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Schiphol
2003 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Haven van Antwerpen
2003 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Phillips

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Phillips

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