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William Wegman - Artists - Sperone Westwater

Vanity, 1994

Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1943, William Wegman received a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston and an MFA from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His work has been exhibited extensively in both the United States and abroad, including solo exhibitions at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (1982); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1988); Whitney Museum of American Art (1992); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2001); and The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (2002). The retrospective “William Wegman: Funney/Strange” was held at the Brooklyn Museum, and traveled to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; the Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach; the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover; and Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus (2006-07). The Bowdoin College Museum of Art presented “William Wegman: Hello Nature,” a major survey of over 100 nature-related works by the artist in various media (2012), which traveled to Artipelag, Värmdö, Stockholm, Sweden (2013). “William Wegman: Improved Photographs,” a survey exhibition, was held at the Jepson Center, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA (2017). In 2018, the Metropolitan Museum of Art organized “Before/On/After: William Wegman and California Conceptualism,” an exhibition of the early 70s work of Wegman and his fellow Los Angeles artists. The Shelburne Museum organized “William Wegman: Outside In,” a comprehensive survey in 2019. “William Wegman: Being Human,” an international touring exhibition of his large-format Polaroids, traveled to venues including Palais de L’Archevêché, Arles; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Christchurch Art Gallery, New Zealand; MASI, Lugano; Photomuseum den Haag, The Hague; and Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea (2018-21). Wegman’s work is in many important public collections including Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Since his first exhibition at Sperone Westwater in 1990, Wegman has exhibited regularly at the gallery (1992, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2024).

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William Wegman CV

Artworks

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William Wegman
Summer Show, 2014
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 16048

William Wegman
Summer Show, 2014
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 16048

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William Wegman
It’s a Perfect Day, This is a Perfect Night, 1972/2013
gelatin silver prints
diptych; 13 7/8 x 11 inches (35,2 x 27,9 cm) each
18 3/8 x 27 1/2 inches (46,6 x 69,8 cm) frame
edition 1/3, plus 2 AP
SW 19225

William Wegman
It’s a Perfect Day, This is a Perfect Night, 1972/2013
gelatin silver prints
diptych; 13 7/8 x 11 inches (35,2 x 27,9 cm) each
18 3/8 x 27 1/2 inches (46,6 x 69,8 cm) frame
edition 1/3, plus 2 AP
SW 19225

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William Wegman
Three to Four, 1971-72
gelatin silver prints
eighty-one prints; 5 x 5 inches (12,7 x 12,7 cm) each
61 1/4 x 61 1/4 x 2 5/8 inches (155,6 x 155,6 x 6,7 cm) frame
SW 18014

William Wegman
Three to Four, 1971-72
gelatin silver prints
eighty-one prints; 5 x 5 inches (12,7 x 12,7 cm) each
61 1/4 x 61 1/4 x 2 5/8 inches (155,6 x 155,6 x 6,7 cm) frame
SW 18014

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William Wegman
Newsworthy, 2004
color Polaroid
diptych; 30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm) each
35 1/2 x 49 1/2 x 2 inches (90,2 x 125,7 x 5,1 cm) frame
SW 24109

William Wegman
Newsworthy, 2004
color Polaroid
diptych; 30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm) each
35 1/2 x 49 1/2 x 2 inches (90,2 x 125,7 x 5,1 cm) frame
SW 24109

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William Wegman
White2, 1994
color Polaroid
30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm)
35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90,2 x 69,9 cm) frame
SW 25135

William Wegman
White2, 1994
color Polaroid
30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm)
35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90,2 x 69,9 cm) frame
SW 25135

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William Wegman
Estella, 2005
color Polaroid
30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm)
35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90,2 x 69,9 cm) frame
SW 25133

William Wegman
Estella, 2005
color Polaroid
30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm)
35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90,2 x 69,9 cm) frame
SW 25133

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One of Wegman's weimaraners in profile in 1/3 view, with the rest of its body obscured by a block of yellow color, set against a stark black background

William Wegman

Yellow Peril, 1992

color Polaroid

30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm)
35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90,2 x 69,9 cm) frame

Framed: 35 1/2h x 27 1/2w in
90.17h x 69.85w cm

SW 23032

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William Wegman
Akronisms, 2019
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 19336

William Wegman
Akronisms, 2019
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 19336

William Wegman
Collected Rooms, 2018
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 19331

William Wegman
Collected Rooms, 2018
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 19331

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William Wegman
Summer Show, 2014
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 16048

William Wegman
Summer Show, 2014
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 16048

William Wegman
It’s a Perfect Day, This is a Perfect Night, 1972/2013
gelatin silver prints
diptych; 13 7/8 x 11 inches (35,2 x 27,9 cm) each
18 3/8 x 27 1/2 inches (46,6 x 69,8 cm) frame
edition 1/3, plus 2 AP
SW 19225

William Wegman
It’s a Perfect Day, This is a Perfect Night, 1972/2013
gelatin silver prints
diptych; 13 7/8 x 11 inches (35,2 x 27,9 cm) each
18 3/8 x 27 1/2 inches (46,6 x 69,8 cm) frame
edition 1/3, plus 2 AP
SW 19225

William Wegman
Three to Four, 1971-72
gelatin silver prints
eighty-one prints; 5 x 5 inches (12,7 x 12,7 cm) each
61 1/4 x 61 1/4 x 2 5/8 inches (155,6 x 155,6 x 6,7 cm) frame
SW 18014

William Wegman
Three to Four, 1971-72
gelatin silver prints
eighty-one prints; 5 x 5 inches (12,7 x 12,7 cm) each
61 1/4 x 61 1/4 x 2 5/8 inches (155,6 x 155,6 x 6,7 cm) frame
SW 18014

William Wegman
Newsworthy, 2004
color Polaroid
diptych; 30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm) each
35 1/2 x 49 1/2 x 2 inches (90,2 x 125,7 x 5,1 cm) frame
SW 24109

William Wegman
Newsworthy, 2004
color Polaroid
diptych; 30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm) each
35 1/2 x 49 1/2 x 2 inches (90,2 x 125,7 x 5,1 cm) frame
SW 24109

William Wegman
White2, 1994
color Polaroid
30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm)
35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90,2 x 69,9 cm) frame
SW 25135

William Wegman
White2, 1994
color Polaroid
30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm)
35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90,2 x 69,9 cm) frame
SW 25135

William Wegman
Estella, 2005
color Polaroid
30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm)
35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90,2 x 69,9 cm) frame
SW 25133

William Wegman
Estella, 2005
color Polaroid
30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm)
35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90,2 x 69,9 cm) frame
SW 25133

One of Wegman's weimaraners in profile in 1/3 view, with the rest of its body obscured by a block of yellow color, set against a stark black background

William Wegman

Yellow Peril, 1992

color Polaroid

30 x 22 inches (76,2 x 55,9 cm)
35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90,2 x 69,9 cm) frame

Framed: 35 1/2h x 27 1/2w in
90.17h x 69.85w cm

SW 23032

William Wegman
Akronisms, 2019
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 19336

William Wegman
Akronisms, 2019
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 19336

William Wegman
Collected Rooms, 2018
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 19331

William Wegman
Collected Rooms, 2018
oil and postcards on wood panel
30 x 40 inches (76 x 101,5 cm)
SW 19331