Skip to main content

James Welling Art

American, b. 1951
James Welling (b. 1951 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a postmodern artist. He earned both a BFA and an MFA at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California, where he studied with, among others, Dan Graham. He emerged in the 1970s as a postconceptual artist for whom photographic norms and the representational field itself were and remain contested and problematized. Welling lives and works in Los Angeles. During his career, Welling has experimented with different photographic mediums, including Polaroids, gelatin silver prints, photograms, and digital prints. Having studied under John Baldessari at CalArts and exhibited with Sherrie Levine at Metro Pictures, Welling began his career in the so-called Pictures Generation. His self-education in photography began in 1976 with the series Los Angeles Architecture & Portraits. In 1977 his second series, Diary/Landscape, matched the handwriting of his great-grandparents' letters with winter landscapes in Connecticut. Another well-known 2009 series by Welling is a meditation over a period of three years on Philip Johnson’s Glass House, shot in situ using colored filters. By contrast, his images of the Maison de Verre, are digitally manipulated. The rooms are lightened and brightened so that in some cases they glow unnaturally like a magazine spread. Yet another series consists of rectangles of pure color, made in the darkroom using colored filters. For his photogram series Torsos (2005–08), Welling cut screening, of the same type used for windows, to follow bodily contours and placed them on chromogenic paper before exposing them. Welling was the photographer of the cover art for Sonic Youth's 1985 album Bad Moon Rising. He collaborated with U.S. poet Susan Howe, providing six black-and-white photograms to accompany the text of That This, published in 2010. In 2009 he designed a hand-knotted rug for BravinLee programs. For the spring collection of Italian fashion label Brioni, Welling collaborated with the brand's creative director Brendan Mullane on a triple exposed floral print that was showered over zip front collared jackets, short sleeved silk shirts and Prince of Wales check suits. In 2014, the New York Times considered Welling one of today’s most influential photographers. That year, the artist was named one of the recipients of the Infinity Award given by the International Center of Photography, New York.
to
1
7
6
3
3
1
1
1
Lilac Mist
Lilac Mist

Lilac Mist

$2,800Sale Price|30% Off

Lilac Mist

By James Welling

Located in New Canaan, CT

James Welling Lilac Mist, 2017 Epson 9900 print on Museo silver rag paper Image size: 15.5 x 23.25 inches, Sheet size: 18.5 x 24 inches Edition 20, 5 AP's Signed, titled, and da...

Category

2010s American James Welling Art

Materials

Paper

Grave Stele with Family Group

Grave Stele with Family Group

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Grave Stele with Family Group 2020 Signed in black ink, verso Archival pigment print 6 x 6 inches (15.24 x 15.24 cm), sheet 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 8.9 ...

Category

2010s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

1538

1538

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

1538 2016 Signed in black ink, verso Archival pigment print 6 x 6 inches (15.24 x 15.24 cm), sheet 3.75 x 5.5 inches (9.5 x 14 cm), image This work is offered by ClampArt in New ...

Category

2010s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

James Welling, West Los Angeles Apartments, Contemporary Landscape Photograph
James Welling, West Los Angeles Apartments, Contemporary Landscape Photograph

James Welling, West Los Angeles Apartments, Contemporary Landscape Photograph

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

James Welling, West Los Angeles Apartments, Contemporary Landscape Photograph West Los Angeles Apartments 2003 Gelatin silver print 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm), image James We...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Torso 1-18, Abstract Chromogenic Photogram by James Welling
Torso 1-18, Abstract Chromogenic Photogram by James Welling

Torso 1-18, Abstract Chromogenic Photogram by James Welling

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Torso 1-18 is an Abstract Chromogenic Photogram by James Welling. Torso 1-18, 2005-2008 Signed, dated, and numbered, verso Chromogenic print (Edition of 5) 52.625 x 40.5 inches, ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

C Print

001, 2006

001, 2006

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

001, 2006 2006 Initialed, titled, and numbered, verso Chromogenic print (Edition of 58) 19.75 x 15.75 inches Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by CLAMP in New York...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

C Print

Tile Photograph 8

Tile Photograph 8

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) Signed and numbered in purple, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

Category

1980s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Related Items
"Kissing Eden" Photography 40" x 32" in Ed. 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin
"Kissing Eden" Photography 40" x 32" in Ed. 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin

"Kissing Eden" Photography 40" x 32" in Ed. 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin

By Aaron McPolin

Located in Culver City, CA

"Kissing Eden" Photography 40" x 32" in Ed. 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist Medium: Archival Giclee Print Not framed....

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Thorned Heart" Nude Photography 24" x 32" inch Edition 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin
"Thorned Heart" Nude Photography 24" x 32" inch Edition 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin

"Thorned Heart" Nude Photography 24" x 32" inch Edition 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin

By Aaron McPolin

Located in Culver City, CA

"Thorned Heart" Nude Photography 24" x 32" inch Edition 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin Medium: Archival Giclee Print Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. A...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ulrich Schmitt Castle Neuschwanstein Bavaria Germany Ludwig II Art Photography
Ulrich Schmitt Castle Neuschwanstein Bavaria Germany Ludwig II Art Photography

Ulrich Schmitt Castle Neuschwanstein Bavaria Germany Ludwig II Art Photography

Located in Munich, DE

Ulrich Schmitt, born in 1959, studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich (Academy of Fine Arts Munich) where he was a master student of Professor Gerd Winner from 1981-1989. The artist won a DAAD travel scholarship to study for one year under John Hilliard at Camberwell College of Art in London. Ulrich Schmitt has been working as an artist with the medium photography since 1988. His very first exhibition took place at the Goethe Institute in New York in 1988. He has been exhibiting regularly ever since. His work can be seen in public collections in Germany and Austria. Since 2015 Ulrich Schmitt has been regularily exhibiting at the AIPAD Photography Show New York. Romantic Schwangau landscape with Castle Neuschwanstein, the famous fairytale castle built by King Ludwig II...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German James Welling Art

Materials

Paper

Ulrich Schmitt Castle Schachen Bavaria Germany King Ludwig II Art Photography
Ulrich Schmitt Castle Schachen Bavaria Germany King Ludwig II Art Photography

Ulrich Schmitt Castle Schachen Bavaria Germany King Ludwig II Art Photography

Located in Munich, DE

Ulrich Schmitt Castle Schachen Bavaria Germany King Ludwig II Art Photography King Ludwig II, known as the Fairytale King, had this castle build betwe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German James Welling Art

Materials

Paper

"Beaux Arts Paris", Tristan Govignon
"Beaux Arts Paris", Tristan Govignon

"Beaux Arts Paris", Tristan Govignon

$18,750

H 33 in W 45 in D 2 in

"Beaux Arts Paris", Tristan Govignon

Located in Queens, NY

Tristan Govignon, "Beaux Arts Paris", 2017, framed Iris print.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern James Welling Art

Materials

Paper

Ulrich Schmitt Fine Art Photography Petroselinum I
Ulrich Schmitt Fine Art Photography Petroselinum I

Ulrich Schmitt Fine Art Photography Petroselinum I

$3,149

H 13 in W 10.63 in D 1.78 in

Ulrich Schmitt Fine Art Photography Petroselinum I

Located in Munich, DE

Ulrich Schmitt, born in 1959, studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich (Academy of Fine Arts Munich) where he was a master student of Prof...

Category

2010s German James Welling Art

Materials

Paper

Ulrich Schmitt Fine Art Photography Petroselinum III Blue and White
Ulrich Schmitt Fine Art Photography Petroselinum III Blue and White

Ulrich Schmitt Fine Art Photography Petroselinum III Blue and White

Located in Munich, DE

Ulrich Schmitt, born in 1959, studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich (Academy of Fine Arts Munich) where he was a master student of Prof...

Category

2010s German James Welling Art

Materials

Paper

Ulrich Schmitt Castle Schachen Bavaria Germany King Ludwig II Art Photography
Ulrich Schmitt Castle Schachen Bavaria Germany King Ludwig II Art Photography

Ulrich Schmitt Castle Schachen Bavaria Germany King Ludwig II Art Photography

Located in Munich, DE

Ulrich Schmitt Castle Schachen King Ludwig II Bavaria Romantic German Landscape Photography Ulrich Schmitt, born in 1959, studied at the Akademie der B...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German James Welling Art

Materials

Paper

"SF DRIVE 0045" Landscape Photography 44" x 36" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope

"SF DRIVE 0045" Landscape Photography 44" x 36" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope

By Ben Cope

Located in Culver City, CA

"SF DRIVE 0045" Landscape Photography 44" x 36" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. Unframed - ships rolled in a tube ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled (Nr. 1072) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope
Untitled (Nr. 1072) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope

Untitled (Nr. 1072) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope

By Ben Cope

Located in Culver City, CA

Untitled (Nr. 1072) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid Off the Grid is the culmination of a six-year photographic journey through Baja, Mexico. Ben Cope and Rowan Daly began their travels in 2014, working their way through the towns of la Salinas, Baja Mar, and Cantamar, down through Ensanada and la Bufadora. This series of photographs depicts the pair’s adventures and explorations. Off the Grid documents the textures, people, and places visited during this incredible journey...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ulrich Schmitt Fine Art Photography Petroselinum II Blue and White
Ulrich Schmitt Fine Art Photography Petroselinum II Blue and White

Ulrich Schmitt Fine Art Photography Petroselinum II Blue and White

Located in Munich, DE

Ulrich Schmitt, born in 1959, studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich (Academy of Fine Arts Munich) where he was a master student of Professor Gerd Winner from 1981-19...

Category

2010s German James Welling Art

Materials

Paper

Previously Available Items
Untitled (42)
Untitled (42)

James WellingUntitled (42), 1980

Sold

H 24.75 in W 20.5 in

Untitled (42)

By James Welling

Located in Toronto, Ontario

James Welling (b. 1951) is an American conceptual artist known for his experimental and pioneering photographic practice. By constantly pushing the boundaries of the conceptual, aest...

Category

1980s Conceptual James Welling Art

Materials

Platinum

Untitled
Untitled

James WellingUntitled, 1981

Sold

H 24.75 in W 20.5 in

Untitled

By James Welling

Located in Toronto, Ontario

James Welling (b. 1951) is an American conceptual artist known for his experimental and pioneering photographic practice. By constantly pushing the boundaries of the conceptual, aest...

Category

1990s Conceptual James Welling Art

Materials

Platinum

10B (from "Flowers")

10B (from "Flowers")

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Edition of 40 This photograph is offered by Clampart, located in New York City.

Category

Early 2000s James Welling Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

James Welling-Ellwood Beach

James Welling-Ellwood Beach

By James Welling

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Signed, Numbered out of 150, Dated and Titled in Pencil on the verso. Multiple Impression inkjet printed on rag paper (Epson 3880 print on Museum Silver Rag paper).

Category

2010s James Welling Art

Materials

Giclée

001, 2006

James Welling001, 2006, 2006

Sold

H 19.75 in W 15.75 in

001, 2006

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Chromogenic print (Edition of 58) Initialed, titled, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

C Print

001, E+B (from "Flowers")

001, E+B (from "Flowers")

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Chromogenic print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

C Print

001, A+7 (from "Flowers")

001, A+7 (from "Flowers")

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Chromogenic print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

C Print

001, A (from "Flowers")

001, A (from "Flowers")

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Chromogenic print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

C Print

The Waterfall, 1981
The Waterfall, 1981

The Waterfall, 1981

By James Welling

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print Signed, inscribed, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary James Welling Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

James Welling art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic James Welling art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by James Welling in archival pigment print, pigment print, c print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large James Welling art, so small editions measuring 6 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Rachel Stenclik, Anna Minnick, and Tim Hetherington. James Welling art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $244 and tops out at $458, while the average work can sell for $351.

Artists Similar to James Welling