Wim Wenders

(German, born 1945)

Wim Wenders is a German artist best known for his films Paris, Texas (1984) and Wings of Desire (1987). Wenders is also a prolific photographer, with many of his images coming from his travels and location-scouting for films. “If anything, I see myself as a witness. I'd also be pleased, if you'd call me an interpreter,” he has said. “I try to hear and see the message of a place and pass it on, into that other language, the universal one of images.” Born Ernst Wilhelm Wenders on August 14, 1945 in Düsseldorf, Germany, he first became interested in film while studying painting and engraving with Johnny Friedlaender in Paris. Unable to get into a film school in France, he moved back to Germany and enrolled at the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film in Munich during the late 1960s. Between 1986 and 1992, his show, “Written in the West,” toured throughout Europe and Miami. In addition to his narrative films, Wenders has had success in documentary filmmaking, with films such as Buena Vista Social Club (1999). He currently lives and works between Los Angeles, CA and Berlin, Germany. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Jewish Museum in New York, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, among others.

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Wim Wenders (152 results)
Edwards Creek, South Australia, 1988

Wim Wenders

Edwards Creek, South Australia, 1988

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Lowell Theatre, Arizona, 1983

Wim Wenders

Lowell Theatre, Arizona, 1983

Sale Date: January 28, 2024

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Lounge paintings, Douglas, Arizona (From:..., 1983

Wim Wenders

Lounge paintings, Douglas, Arizona (From:..., 1983

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Meteorite Crater, West Australia, 1988

Wim Wenders

Meteorite Crater, West Australia, 1988

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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Western World, Near Four Corners, California , 1983

Wim Wenders

Western World, Near Four Corners, California , 1983

Sale Date: February 20, 2023

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Save Dollars, aus:

Wim Wenders

Save Dollars, aus: "Written in the West", 1983–1989

Sale Date: October 28, 2022

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Safeway, aus:

Wim Wenders

Safeway, aus: "Written in the West", 1983–1989

Sale Date: October 28, 2022

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In memory of Carlo Di Palma, 2004, 2004

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In memory of Carlo Di Palma, 2004, 2004

Sale Date: June 23, 2022

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The Black Car, Havana, 1998

Wim Wenders

The Black Car, Havana, 1998

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Evening, 1983

Wim Wenders

Evening, 1983

Sale Date: June 15, 2022

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Lake Galilee Before Sunrise, 2000

Wim Wenders

Lake Galilee Before Sunrise, 2000

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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On Alexanderplatz, Berlin, 1992

Wim Wenders

On Alexanderplatz, Berlin, 1992

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Ray and Grace, 1983

Wim Wenders

Ray and Grace, 1983

Sale Date: November 19, 2021

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Now showing, 1983

Wim Wenders

Now showing, 1983

Sale Date: November 19, 2021

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Used Bookstore, Butte, Montana, 2000

Wim Wenders

Used Bookstore, Butte, Montana, 2000

Sale Date: November 2, 2021

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Lake Galilee Before Sunrise, 2000

Wim Wenders

Lake Galilee Before Sunrise, 2000

Sale Date: July 13, 2021

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Girl in Window

Wim Wenders

Girl in Window

Sale Date: May 15, 2021

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Ave Dollars, 1983

Wim Wenders

Ave Dollars, 1983

Sale Date: April 16, 2021

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Multi-storey car park, Houston, Texas from..., 1983

Wim Wenders

Multi-storey car park, Houston, Texas from..., 1983

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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The Old Drive-In Theatre, Coober Pedy,..., 1988

Wim Wenders

The Old Drive-In Theatre, Coober Pedy,..., 1988

Sale Date: December 7, 2020

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Interior, Gila Bend, Arizona, 1983

Wim Wenders

Interior, Gila Bend, Arizona, 1983

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

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Holy Figure, Toshodaiji Temple, Nara, Japan, 2000

Wim Wenders

Holy Figure, Toshodaiji Temple, Nara, Japan, 2000

Sale Date: June 26, 2020

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Untitled’ (from ‘Written in the West’), 1983, 1983

Wim Wenders

Untitled’ (from ‘Written in the West’), 1983, 1983

Sale Date: May 8, 2020

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View of Havanna, 1998

Wim Wenders

View of Havanna, 1998

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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