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Diagonal Composition
Details
JEFF WALL (B. 1946)
Diagonal Composition
transparency in lightbox
19 ½ x 22 x 4 7/8in. (49.5 x 56 x 12.5cm.)
Executed in 1993, this work is number ten from an edition of ten plus four artist's proofs
Diagonal Composition
transparency in lightbox
19 ½ x 22 x 4 7/8in. (49.5 x 56 x 12.5cm.)
Executed in 1993, this work is number ten from an edition of ten plus four artist's proofs
Provenance
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York.
Roger and Josette Vanthournout, Belgium, by whom acquired from the above, and thence by descent.
Roger and Josette Vanthournout, Belgium, by whom acquired from the above, and thence by descent.
Literature
F. Migayrou, Jeff Wall: Simple Indication, Brussels 1995, pp. 102-103 (another from the edition, illustrated, p. 101).
T. Eccles, ‘Jeff Wall at Marian Goodman gallery’ in Art and America, vol. 83, no. 10, October 1995, pp. 121-122.
G. Holg, ‘Jeff Wall: Museum of Contemporary Art’ in The Art News, vol. 94, no. 8, October, 1995, p. 154.
R. Vine, ‘Wall's Wager’ in Art in America, vol. 84, no. 4, April 1996, p. 88.
P. Usherwood, ‘Jeff Wall: Whitechapel Art Gallery, London’ in Art Monthly, no. 195, April 1996, p. 25.
J-U. Albig, ‘Jeff Wall: Wahrheit ist kein Werk von Sekunden’ in ART. Das Kunstmagazin, no. 6, June 1996, p. 25.
R. Rochlitz, L'art du banc d'essai Esthétique et critique, Paris 1998, p. 419.
R. Enright, ‘The Consolation of Plausibility: An Interview with Jeff Wall’ in Border Crossings, vol. 19, no. 73, 1999, p. 45.
Home, exh. cat., Perth, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 2000, p. 102 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 98).
T. de Duve et al., Jeff Wall, London 2002, pp. 167 and 212 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 93).
Malerei ohne Malerei, exh. cat., Leipzig, Museum der bildenden Künste, 2002, p. 37.
Kabinettstücke: Camera Elinga: Pieter Janssens begegnet Jeff Wall, exh. cat., Frankfurt, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, 2002, pp. 28-30 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 31).
C. Walter, Bilder erzählen! Positionen inszenierter Fotografie: Eileen Cowin, Jeff Wall, Cindy Sherman, Anna Gaskell, Sharon Lockhart, Tracey Moffatt, Sam Taylor-Wood, Weimar, 2002, pp. 127, 137.
Jeff Wall Photographs: 2002 Hasselblad Award Winner Exhibition, exh. cat., Gothenburg, Hasselblad Center, 2002, pp. 61 and 153 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 63).
Painting Pictures Malerei und Medien im Digitalen Zeitalter, exh. cat., Wolfsburg, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, 2003, p. 61.
Jetzt und Hier Die Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst Kleve, exh. cat., Museum Kurhaus Kleve, 2003, no. 42.
C. Burnett, Jeff Wall, London 2005, pp. 68, 97, 127, no. 47 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 69).
T. Vischer & H. Naef (eds.), Jeff Wall: Catalogue Raisonné 1978-2004, Göttingen 2005, pp. 26 and 128, no. 49 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 129 and illustrated, p. 342).
M. Newman, Jeff Wall Works and Collected Writings, Barcelona 2007, p. 90 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 62).
M. Lewis et al., Jeff Wall The Complete Edition, London 2009, p. 280 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 120).
M. Fried, Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before, London 2009, pp. 54 and 409, no. 29 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 53).
Jeff Wall. Transit, exh. cat., Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, 2010, no. 6 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 20).
T. Eccles, ‘Jeff Wall at Marian Goodman gallery’ in Art and America, vol. 83, no. 10, October 1995, pp. 121-122.
G. Holg, ‘Jeff Wall: Museum of Contemporary Art’ in The Art News, vol. 94, no. 8, October, 1995, p. 154.
R. Vine, ‘Wall's Wager’ in Art in America, vol. 84, no. 4, April 1996, p. 88.
P. Usherwood, ‘Jeff Wall: Whitechapel Art Gallery, London’ in Art Monthly, no. 195, April 1996, p. 25.
J-U. Albig, ‘Jeff Wall: Wahrheit ist kein Werk von Sekunden’ in ART. Das Kunstmagazin, no. 6, June 1996, p. 25.
R. Rochlitz, L'art du banc d'essai Esthétique et critique, Paris 1998, p. 419.
R. Enright, ‘The Consolation of Plausibility: An Interview with Jeff Wall’ in Border Crossings, vol. 19, no. 73, 1999, p. 45.
Home, exh. cat., Perth, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 2000, p. 102 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 98).
T. de Duve et al., Jeff Wall, London 2002, pp. 167 and 212 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 93).
Malerei ohne Malerei, exh. cat., Leipzig, Museum der bildenden Künste, 2002, p. 37.
Kabinettstücke: Camera Elinga: Pieter Janssens begegnet Jeff Wall, exh. cat., Frankfurt, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, 2002, pp. 28-30 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 31).
C. Walter, Bilder erzählen! Positionen inszenierter Fotografie: Eileen Cowin, Jeff Wall, Cindy Sherman, Anna Gaskell, Sharon Lockhart, Tracey Moffatt, Sam Taylor-Wood, Weimar, 2002, pp. 127, 137.
Jeff Wall Photographs: 2002 Hasselblad Award Winner Exhibition, exh. cat., Gothenburg, Hasselblad Center, 2002, pp. 61 and 153 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 63).
Painting Pictures Malerei und Medien im Digitalen Zeitalter, exh. cat., Wolfsburg, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, 2003, p. 61.
Jetzt und Hier Die Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst Kleve, exh. cat., Museum Kurhaus Kleve, 2003, no. 42.
C. Burnett, Jeff Wall, London 2005, pp. 68, 97, 127, no. 47 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 69).
T. Vischer & H. Naef (eds.), Jeff Wall: Catalogue Raisonné 1978-2004, Göttingen 2005, pp. 26 and 128, no. 49 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 129 and illustrated, p. 342).
M. Newman, Jeff Wall Works and Collected Writings, Barcelona 2007, p. 90 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 62).
M. Lewis et al., Jeff Wall The Complete Edition, London 2009, p. 280 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 120).
M. Fried, Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before, London 2009, pp. 54 and 409, no. 29 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 53).
Jeff Wall. Transit, exh. cat., Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, 2010, no. 6 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 20).
Exhibited
Tilburg, De Pont museum voor hedendaagse kunst Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jeff Wall, 1994-1995, pp. 13-14, 36-37 and 49 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, unpaged).
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeff Wall, 1995-1996, pp. 23-26, 28-31 and 66 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 67). This exhibition later travelled to Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume; Helsinki, Helsinki Museum of Contemporary Art and London, Whitechapel Art Gallery.
Munich, Sammlung Goetz, Matthew Barney, Tony Oursler, Jeff Wall, 1996-1997, pp. 73 and 95 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 84).
Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhau, Jeff Wall: Space and Vision, 1996-1997, pp. 20 and 85, no. 17 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 67).
Lisbon, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Deslocação/ From Here to There, 1997 (another from the edition exhibited).
Leeds, Henry Moore Institute, Here and Now II: Jeff Wall, 1998-1999 (another from the edition exhibited).
Montreal, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Jeff Wall: Oeuvres 1990-1998, 1999, pp. 12, 40, 84 and 100 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 41).
Castello, Espai d'Art Contemporani de Castelló, Jeff Wall, Pepe Espaliú, Temps Suspés, 1999, p. 188 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 72).
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Fact/Fiction: Contemporary Art that Walks the Line, 2000 (another from the edition exhibited).
Kleve, Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Schöne Aussichten Neuerwerbungen, 2000 (another from the edition exhibited).
Frankfurt, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Jeff Wall: Figures & Places: Ausgewählte Werke von 1978 bis 2000, 2001-2002, pp. 50-51 and 188, pl. 11 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 64).
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, The Whitechapel Art Gallery Centenary Review, 2001, p. 139 (another from the edition exhibited).
Vienna, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Jeff Wall, Photographs, 2003, pp. 54 and 202, no. 7 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 74).
Rome, Galleria Lorcan O'Neill, Jeff Wall, 2003 (another from the edition exhibited).
Mannheim, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Die Neue Kunsthalle II, 2003-2004 (another from the edition exhibited).
Malaga, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga, 2003-2008 (another from the edition on extended loan).
Oslo, Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Jeff Wall: Tableaux, 2004, p. 122 (titled ‘Diagonal Composition No. 1’; another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 71).
Essen, Ruhrlandmuseum Essen, Wirklich wahr! Realitätsversprechen von Fotografien, 2004, p. 214 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 171).
Basel, Schaulager, Jeff Wall: Photographs 1978-2004, 2005-2006, p. 77 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 2).This exhibition later travelled to London, Tate Modern.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Jeff Wall, 2007, pp. 102 and 160 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 103).
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Jeff Wall Photographs, 2012-2013, pp. 32, 81 and 85 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 33).
Brussels, BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts, Jeff Wall. The Crooked Path, 2011-2012, p. 246 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 185). This exhibition later travelled to Santiago, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea.
Kiev, Pinchuk Art Centre, Jeff Wall In light, black, colour, white, and dark, 2012 (another from the edition exhibited).
Munich, Pinakothek der Moderne, Jeff Wall in München, 2014, pp. 57, 86-88, 90 and 113 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 91).
Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Jeff Wall, 2024, pp. 122, 124 and 231 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 125).
Toronto, Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Jeff Wall Photographs 1984–2023, 2025-2026, pp. 14 and 144 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 35).
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeff Wall, 1995-1996, pp. 23-26, 28-31 and 66 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 67). This exhibition later travelled to Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume; Helsinki, Helsinki Museum of Contemporary Art and London, Whitechapel Art Gallery.
Munich, Sammlung Goetz, Matthew Barney, Tony Oursler, Jeff Wall, 1996-1997, pp. 73 and 95 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 84).
Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhau, Jeff Wall: Space and Vision, 1996-1997, pp. 20 and 85, no. 17 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 67).
Lisbon, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Deslocação/ From Here to There, 1997 (another from the edition exhibited).
Leeds, Henry Moore Institute, Here and Now II: Jeff Wall, 1998-1999 (another from the edition exhibited).
Montreal, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Jeff Wall: Oeuvres 1990-1998, 1999, pp. 12, 40, 84 and 100 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 41).
Castello, Espai d'Art Contemporani de Castelló, Jeff Wall, Pepe Espaliú, Temps Suspés, 1999, p. 188 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 72).
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Fact/Fiction: Contemporary Art that Walks the Line, 2000 (another from the edition exhibited).
Kleve, Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Schöne Aussichten Neuerwerbungen, 2000 (another from the edition exhibited).
Frankfurt, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Jeff Wall: Figures & Places: Ausgewählte Werke von 1978 bis 2000, 2001-2002, pp. 50-51 and 188, pl. 11 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 64).
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, The Whitechapel Art Gallery Centenary Review, 2001, p. 139 (another from the edition exhibited).
Vienna, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Jeff Wall, Photographs, 2003, pp. 54 and 202, no. 7 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 74).
Rome, Galleria Lorcan O'Neill, Jeff Wall, 2003 (another from the edition exhibited).
Mannheim, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Die Neue Kunsthalle II, 2003-2004 (another from the edition exhibited).
Malaga, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga, 2003-2008 (another from the edition on extended loan).
Oslo, Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Jeff Wall: Tableaux, 2004, p. 122 (titled ‘Diagonal Composition No. 1’; another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 71).
Essen, Ruhrlandmuseum Essen, Wirklich wahr! Realitätsversprechen von Fotografien, 2004, p. 214 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 171).
Basel, Schaulager, Jeff Wall: Photographs 1978-2004, 2005-2006, p. 77 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 2).This exhibition later travelled to London, Tate Modern.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Jeff Wall, 2007, pp. 102 and 160 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 103).
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Jeff Wall Photographs, 2012-2013, pp. 32, 81 and 85 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 33).
Brussels, BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts, Jeff Wall. The Crooked Path, 2011-2012, p. 246 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 185). This exhibition later travelled to Santiago, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea.
Kiev, Pinchuk Art Centre, Jeff Wall In light, black, colour, white, and dark, 2012 (another from the edition exhibited).
Munich, Pinakothek der Moderne, Jeff Wall in München, 2014, pp. 57, 86-88, 90 and 113 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 91).
Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Jeff Wall, 2024, pp. 122, 124 and 231 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 125).
Toronto, Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Jeff Wall Photographs 1984–2023, 2025-2026, pp. 14 and 144 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 35).
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