Jürgen Teller

(German, born 1964)

Jürgen Teller is a contemporary German photographer known for both his fine art and fashion work. In his unique portraits of models intermingling their celebrity lifestyle with the everyday, Teller examines social constructions of beauty. His work is distinctive for its candid feel, regularly photographing his subject in isolated surroundings with a washed-out, overexposed light, and often with unguarded expressions and seemingly unposed. In one of his most memorable portraits, Young Pink Kate, London (1998), he shot supermodel Kate Moss buried under hotel sheets, her face and splayed pink hair disembodied against a white ground. “I don’t like taking a sly picture on the side. I like the direct approach,” he explained. “I want to be as honest to myself and the subject as possible. And I’m depending on their humanness to come through.” Born on January 28, 1964 in Erlangen, West Germany, Teller went on to study at the Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie in Munich, Germany. He has collaborated with many fashion designers in prominent advertising campaigns, including Marc Jacobs, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood. Teller’s work is included in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum in New York, the Stadtmuseum in Munich, and the Victoria & Albert Museum, among others. He lives and works in London, England.

Jürgen Teller News

Artist Juergen Teller Took These Weirdo Photos of Celebrities for 'W' Magazine and the Internet Thinks They’re Very Lazy

by Brian Boucher

Artist Juergen Teller Took These Weirdo Photos of Celebrities for 'W' Magazine and the Internet Thinks They’re Very Lazy

Studiously Avoiding Hong Kong, the Berlin-Based König Galerie Is Opening a Tokyo Location

Studiously Avoiding Hong Kong, the Berlin-Based König Galerie Is Opening a Tokyo Location

Did Juergen Teller's Vogue Photo Shoot of Rihanna Rip Off Mickalene Thomas? Twitter Certainly Thinks So

by Sarah Cascone

Did Juergen Teller's Vogue Photo Shoot of Rihanna Rip Off Mickalene Thomas? Twitter Certainly Thinks So

Jürgen Teller Artworks

Jürgen Teller (86 results)

Stephanie Seymour reclining on Jeff Koons..., 2002

Jürgen Teller

Stephanie Seymour reclining on Jeff Koons..., 2002

Sale Date: November 26, 2010

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Lily on the rocks, hydra, 2007

Jürgen Teller

Lily on the rocks, hydra, 2007

Sale Date: November 26, 2010

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Gisele Bündchen, 2005

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Gisele Bündchen, 2005

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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Erin, Paris, 2004

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Erin, Paris, 2004

Sale Date: December 4, 2009

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Kate after her 25 Birthday at the Ritz, 1999

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Kate after her 25 Birthday at the Ritz, 1999

Sale Date: November 15, 2009

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Tracht (bkw/78 works, title, folio)

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Tracht (bkw/78 works, title, folio)

Sale Date: October 6, 2009

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Go-sees (bk w/numerous works, title, folio)

Jürgen Teller

Go-sees (bk w/numerous works, title, folio)

Sale Date: October 6, 2009

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Kate Moss, 1991

Jürgen Teller

Kate Moss, 1991

Sale Date: April 7, 2009

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Kate after her 25th birthday at the Ritz,..., 1999

Jürgen Teller

Kate after her 25th birthday at the Ritz,..., 1999

Sale Date: March 14, 2009

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Erin, Paris, 2004

Jürgen Teller

Erin, Paris, 2004

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Erin, 2004

Jürgen Teller

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Erin, Paris, 2004

Jürgen Teller

Erin, Paris, 2004

Sale Date: November 8, 2008

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Erin, Paris, 2004

Jürgen Teller

Erin, Paris, 2004

Sale Date: October 26, 2007

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Erin, Paris, 2004

Jürgen Teller

Erin, Paris, 2004

Sale Date: April 26, 2007

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