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Wolfgang Tillmans

Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer and installation artist renowned for his intimate portraits, still lifes, and pioneering abstract photographic compositions. The first photographer to win the Turner Prize (2000), his work explores subcultures, social movements, and the materiality of the photographic medium.

Ranking metrics

Cofactor

127.45

Credential score

2754.0

Reference 80×100cm

$158,050

Credentials

Nationality
German
Museum exhibitions
110
Solo exhibitions
160
Group exhibitions
350
Museum collections
Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Kunstmuseum Basel, Stedelijk Museum
Gallery representation
David Zwirner, Galerie Buchholz, Maureen Paley
Private collections
120
Press
600
Scholarly articles
120
Books
35
Auction record
$800,000

Last updated 2026-08-08.

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Average field confidence 59% · 13 imported fields · 9 without a field-level source

Identity

Nationality

German

46%

Birth / death years

1968

46%

Mediums

photography, installation, video

46%

Prices

Auction record

$800,000

87%

Representation

Gallery representation

David Zwirner, Galerie Buchholz, Maureen Paley

87%

Museum collections

Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Kunstmuseum Basel, Stedelijk Museum

87%

Private collections

120

46%

Exhibitions

Museum exhibitions

110

87%

Solo exhibitions

160

46%

Group exhibitions

350

46%

Bibliography

Books

35

46%

Press

600

46%

Scholarly articles

120

46%