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Michael Wolf

b. 1954

Michael Wolf was born in 1954 in Munich, Germany. He worked and lived in Paris and Hong Kong. The focus of Michael Wolf’s work is life in mega-cities. His projects document both the architecture and the vernacular culture of metropolises. Born in Munich, Wolf grew up in Canada, Europe, and the United States, studying at UC Berkeley and Folkwang School with Otto Steinert in Essen, Germany. He moved to Hong Kong in 1994, where he worked for eight years as a contract photographer for Stern magazine. Since 2003, Wolf had been focusing on his projects, publishing over thirty books of his work. His work is held in many permanent collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Brooklyn Museum, the San José Museum of Art in California, etc. He died in Hong Kong in 2019.

Styles
Contemporary
Materials
C Print
Archival Pigment Print
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Architecture of Density #12 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art
Architecture of Density #12 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art

Michael WolfArchitecture of Density #12 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art, 2003

$78,974

H 48 in W 70.01 in

Architecture of Density #12 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art

By Michael Wolf

Located in Zurich, CH

Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany) Architecture of Density #12, 2003 C–print Sheet 121,9 x 177,8 cm (48 x 70 in.) Edition of 3, plus 1 AP (AP not for sale) Print only – Michael Wolf Michael Wolf was born in 1954 in Munich, Germany. He worked and lived in Paris and Hong Kong...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Wolf

Materials

C Print

Paris Street View #28 – Michael Wolf, People, Kiss, Color Photography, Pixel

Michael WolfParis Street View #28 – Michael Wolf, People, Kiss, Color Photography, Pixel, 2009

$74,547

H 90.01 in W 70.01 in

Paris Street View #28 – Michael Wolf, People, Kiss, Color Photography, Pixel

By Michael Wolf

Located in Zurich, CH

Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany) Paris Street View #28, 2009 C-Print Sheet 228.6 x 177.8 cm (90 x 70 in.) Edition of 3 plus 1 AP; Ed. no. 1/3 Print only – Michael Wolf Michael W...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Wolf

Materials

C Print

Architecture of Density #20 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art
Architecture of Density #20 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art

Michael WolfArchitecture of Density #20 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art, 2003

$28,718

H 48 in W 60.01 in

Architecture of Density #20 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art

By Michael Wolf

Located in Zurich, CH

Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany) Architecture of Density #20, 2003 C–print Sheet 121.9 x 152.4 cm (48 x 60 in.) Edition of 9, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 4/9 Print only – Michael Wolf Michael Wolf was born in 1954 in Munich, Germany. He worked and lived in Paris and Hong Kong...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Wolf

Materials

C Print

Architecture of Density #76 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art
Architecture of Density #76 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art

Michael WolfArchitecture of Density #76 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art, 2006

$17,948

H 40.01 in W 52.01 in

Architecture of Density #76 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art

By Michael Wolf

Located in Zurich, CH

Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany) Architecture of Density #76, 2006 C–print Sheet 101.6 x 132.1 cm (40 x 52 in.) Edition of 9, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 2/9 Print only – Michael Wolf Michael Wolf was born in 1954 in Munich, Germany. He worked and lived in Paris and Hong Kong...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Wolf

Materials

C Print

Architecture of Density #45 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art
Architecture of Density #45 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art

Michael WolfArchitecture of Density #45 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art, 2005

$19,743

H 40.01 in W 52.01 in

Architecture of Density #45 – Michael Wolf, City, Skyscraper, Architecture, Art

By Michael Wolf

Located in Zurich, CH

Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany) Architecture of Density #45, 2005 C–print Sheet 101.6 x 132.1 cm (40 x 52 in.) Edition of 9, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 4/9 Print only – Michael Wolf Michael Wolf was born in 1954 in Munich, Germany. He worked and lived in Paris and Hong Kong...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Wolf

Materials

C Print

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