Sheet One
2001, printed 2002
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View on museum website →Medium
chromogenic print
Dimensions
image: 40.5 × 26.8 cm (15 15/16 × 10 9/16 in.) sheet: 40.5 × 30.4 cm (15 15/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection
Accession Number
2012.116.3
Art Historical Context
Wolfgang Tillmans's *Sheet One* (2001, printed 2) is a striking chromogenic print, a color photograph developed using light-sensitive paper and chemical dyes to produce vibrant, enduring hues. Measuring just 40.5 × 26.8 cm for the image on a slightly larger sheet, its intimate scale draws viewers in for a personal encounter. Housed in the National Gallery Art's Contemporary Photography department this work entered the collection as a gift from the Heather and Tonyesta Collection, renowned collectors of cutting-edge art. Tillmans, a German-born artist based in London, revolutionized photograph...
About the Artist
Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang Tillmans, born on 16 August 1968 in Remscheid, West Germany, developed an early fascination with photography through visits to museums in Düsseldorf and Cologne, where he encountered the photo-based works of Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol. A 1983 exchange student trip to England introduced him to British youth culture, inspiring his later focus on club...