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Artists›Pieter Hugo

Pieter Hugo

1976

WA-00294304

Photography

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ2094257 VIAF29316148

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3 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 92%✓
Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Primary mediumDuplicate Merge· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
LocationArtsy· 85%

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Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Pieter Hugo is a South African photographer who primarily works in portraiture. He lives in Cape Town.

Source: VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) · Trust score: 85% · Updated 11d ago

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Artworks (3)

1994 – Portrait #16

2016 · RC paper, wood (plant material)

width: 160.1 cm, depth: 4 cm, height: 124.3 cm, height: 120 cm, depth: 4 cm, width: 164.3 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Portrait #16, South Africa

2016 · digital chromogenic print

Overall: 120 x 160 cm (47 1/4 x 63 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Wonderful Nokukhanya, Pietermaritzburg

2005 · inkjet print

Image: 46.8 x 37.5 cm (18 7/16 x 14 3/4 in.); Paper: 55.8 x 45.4 cm (21 15/16 x 17 7/8 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 61 cm (28 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork sources (2)

3 published of 3 catalogued · 1 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img

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3 entries · 1 sources

1994 – Portrait #16
2016 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait #16, South Africa
2016 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Wonderful Nokukhanya, Pietermaritzburg
2005 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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