Lothar Wolleh

Lothar Wolleh
Self-portrait in front of St. Peter's Basilica, 1964
Born(1930-01-30)January 30, 1930
Germany
DiedSeptember 28, 1979(1979-09-28) (aged 49)
NationalityGerman
OccupationPhotographer
Known forCommercial photographer

Lothar Wolleh (January 20, 1930 – September 28, 1979) was a well-known German photographer.

Until the end of the sixties, Lothar Wolleh worked as a commercial photographer. He made portraits of international contemporary painters, sculptors and performance artists. Altogether, he photographed around 109 artists, including known personalities such as Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, Dieter Roth, Jean Tinguely, René Magritte, Günther Uecker, Gerhard Richter, Edward Kienholz, Otto Piene, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Christo.[1]

  1. ^ Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen Düsseldorf (ed.), 1980, p. 8.