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Erich Lessing

Erich Lessing

1923–2018

WA-00015010

Vienna, Austria

Photography

Representation

None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

9

Works in Collection

13

Assets Indexed

5

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0

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80%

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Authority Records (1)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Photographs for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Artsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%

Source Registry (2)

Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/erich-lessing
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Institutional

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Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (9)

Khrushchev at Summit Conference, Paris, France

1960 · vintage gelatin silver print

Image: 25 x 19.7 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/4 in.); Paper: 25 x 19.7 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gamal Abdel Nasser Visiting Graves of Revolutionary Heroes at the Kremlin, Moscow, USSR

1958 · gelatin silver print

Image: 17.3 x 25.3 cm (6 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.); Paper: 17.3 x 25.3 cm (6 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Party Secretary of the Polish Communist Party, Wladyslav Gomulka, Casting his Vote, Warsaw, Poland

1957 · gelatin silver print

Image: 30 x 19.9 cm (11 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.); Paper: 30 x 19.9 cm (11 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

General Elections, Warsaw, Poland

1957 · vintage gelatin silver print

Image: 20.6 x 29.9 cm (8 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.); Paper: 20.6 x 29.9 cm (8 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Election meeting during general elections, Warsaw, Poland

1957 · gelatin silver print

Image: 29.8 x 20.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 29.8 x 20.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Woman selling flowers during revolution, Hungary

1956 · vintage gelatin silver print

Image: 20.5 x 29.9 cm (8 1/16 x 11 3/4 in.); Paper: 20.5 x 29.9 cm (8 1/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Affluences in Europe: with the new wave of prosperity, trade or luxury items flourish. Record sales are soaring, despite their relatively high price. This big store on the Champs Elysees is open seven days a week, late into the night, and is crowded with customers all the time, Paris

Affluences in Europe: with the new wave of prosperity, trade or luxury items flourish. Record sales are soaring, despite their relatively high price. This big store on the Champs Elysees is open seven days a week, late into the night, and is crowded with customers all the time, Paris

Gelatin silver print

Image: 15.9 × 24.8 cm (6 1/4 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Affluences in Europe: in France, prosperity immediately translates itself into good food. The variety of cuts of meat sold in the market is staggering: everything from barbecued chickens to calf hearts, from the lushest whole hams to tripe is lovingly displayed in neat rows decorated with green leaves and herbs, a butcher-shop in Paris

Affluences in Europe: in France, prosperity immediately translates itself into good food. The variety of cuts of meat sold in the market is staggering: everything from barbecued chickens to calf hearts, from the lushest whole hams to tripe is lovingly displayed in neat rows decorated with green leaves and herbs, a butcher-shop in Paris

Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.1 × 16.8 cm (9 7/8 × 6 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Affluences in Europe: Turin's auto show is he latest in the year of all those held in Europe, and also the biggest. Practically all of Turin works for Fiat the salon, held in the brand-new exhibition hall, is attended by thousands. This year's show, the 39th, attracted record crowds

Gelatin silver print

Image: 17.2 × 25.2 cm (6 13/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

9 published of 9 catalogued · 3 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
6 published
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

General Elections, Warsaw, Poland
1957 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Woman selling flowers during revolution, Hungary
1956 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Khrushchev at Summit Conference, Paris, France
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Election meeting during general elections, Warsaw, Poland
1957 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Party Secretary of the Polish Communist Party, Wladyslav Gomulka, Casting his Vote, Warsaw, Poland
1957 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Gamal Abdel Nasser Visiting Graves of Revolutionary Heroes at the Kremlin, Moscow, USSR
1958 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Affluences in Europe: in France, prosperity immediately translates itself into good food. The variety of cuts of meat sold in the market is staggering: everything from barbecued chickens to calf hearts, from the lushest whole hams to tripe is lovingly displayed in neat rows decorated with green leaves and herbs, a butcher-shop in Paris (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2

Collections2

Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Photographs for Collectors

New York · 1960