Swimming Pool
1999, printed 2001
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View on museum website →Medium
chromogenic print
Dimensions
image: 61 x 42 cm (24 x 16 9/16 in.) sheet: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection
Accession Number
2009.131.50
Art Historical Context
Wolfgang Tillmans' *imming Pool* (199, printed 2001) is a striking chromogenic print, a color photograph developed through a dye-coupling process that yields vibrant, long-lasting hues. Measuring 61 x 42 cm for the image on a slightly larger 61 x 50.8 cm sheet, this intimate work captures an everyday scene with Tillmans' signature blend of spontaneity and precision. Acquired as a gift from the Heather and Tonyesta Collection, it graces the National Gallery of Art contemporary photography holdings (CPH department), highlighting the museum's commitment to lens-based art. Tillmans, a German-born...
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...