Gilles Peress
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Selected Works103

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Places Proust haunted on the 100th anniversary of his birth: Celeste Albaret, Marcel Proust's housekeeper, talking, France
Places Proust haunted on the 100th anniversary of his birth: Celeste Albaret, Marcel Proust's housekeeper, talking, France, 1971
Acquired 2023
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Aftermath of a Riot, Falls Road, Belfast
Aftermath of a Riot, Falls Road, Belfast, 1988
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
Horse Show, Dromore, Country Down
Horse Show, Dromore, Country Down, 1984
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
Police Attack a Peaceful Protest Commemmorating the 1971 Internment, Killing Sean Downes with a Plastic Bullet, Andersonstown
Police Attack a Peaceful Protest Commemmorating the 1971 Internment, Killing Sean Downes with a Plastic Bullet, Andersonstown, 1984
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
First Snow, Ardoyne
First Snow, Ardoyne, 1981
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
Shankill Road, Belfast
Shankill Road, Belfast, 1981
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
Riot during the Hunger Strike, bottom of Williams Street, Derry
Riot during the Hunger Strike, bottom of Williams Street, Derry, 1981
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
Milltown Cemetary, Burial of Bobby Sands
Milltown Cemetary, Burial of Bobby Sands, 1981
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
Protestant Community Festival, Sandy Row
Protestant Community Festival, Sandy Row, 1974
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
Riot in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, the bottom of Falls Road, Belfast
Riot in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, the bottom of Falls Road, Belfast, 1974
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
Protest Against the Army Interdiction of Free Exchange of People and Goods along the Border of Ulster and the Irish Repubilc, Ulster
Protest Against the Army Interdiction of Free Exchange of People and Goods along the Border of Ulster and the Irish Repubilc, Ulster, 1972
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
Bloody Sunday, Derry
Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
MoMA
Bloody Sunday, Derry
Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972
Acquired 2014
Inkjet print, printed 2011
Pompidou
Emeutes à Belfast, Irlande du Nord
Emeutes à Belfast, Irlande du Nord, 1972
Acquired 2013
Pompidou
Congrès républicain, Kansas City, Missouri
Congrès républicain, Kansas City, Missouri, 1976
Acquired 2013
Pompidou
Obsèques de civils tués lors du ''Dimanche sanglant'', Derry, Irlande du Nord
Obsèques de civils tués lors du ''Dimanche sanglant'', Derry, Irlande du Nord, 1972
Acquired 2013
Pompidou
Manifestation en faveur de l'ayatollah Shariat-Madari, Tabriz, Iran
Manifestation en faveur de l'ayatollah Shariat-Madari, Tabriz, Iran, 1980
Acquired 2013
Pompidou
Homme tué lors du ''Dimanche sanglant'', Derry, Irlande du Nord
Homme tué lors du ''Dimanche sanglant'', Derry, Irlande du Nord, 1972
Acquired 2013
Pompidou
L'Eglise Saint Paul, Falls Road, Belfast, Irlande du Nord
L'Eglise Saint Paul, Falls Road, Belfast, Irlande du Nord, 1972
Acquired 2013
Art Institute of Chicago
Street Scene Reflected in a Mirror, Teheran
Street Scene Reflected in a Mirror, Teheran, 1979
Acquired 2012
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Stairs
Stairs, 1979
Acquired 2012
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Pro-Shariatmadari Demonstrations, Tabriz
Pro-Shariatmadari Demonstrations, Tabriz, 1979
Acquired 2012
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Flute Players by the Side of the River Boyne, Finaghy
Flute Players by the Side of the River Boyne, Finaghy, 1986
Acquired 2011
Inkjet print, printed c. 2009
MoMA
Wedding, Andersonstown, Belfast
Wedding, Andersonstown, Belfast, 1985
Acquired 2011
Inkjet print, printed c. 2009
MoMA
The Apprentice Boys, Derry
The Apprentice Boys, Derry, 1981
Acquired 2011
Inkjet print, printed c. 2009

Previous Sales

Christie's
Twelve Selected Images from 'Telex, Iran', 'Farewell to Bosnia' and 'Haines'
Twelve Selected Images from 'Telex, Iran', 'Farewell to Bosnia' and 'Haines', 1972
Sold
Apr 2026
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Bloody Sunday, Derry, Ireland
Bloody Sunday, Derry, Ireland
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver
Ian Parry Scholarship Benefit Auction · Artsy
Telex Iran
Telex Iran, 1997
Bidding closed
Book
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Belfast City Center
Belfast City Center, 1972
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver print

For Sale

CLAMP · Artsy
Pro-Sharvatmadari
Pro-Sharvatmadari, 1980
Price on request
Gelatin Silver print
L. Parker Stephenson Photographs · Artsy
Departure of Jews, Sarajevo, Bosnia
Departure of Jews, Sarajevo, Bosnia, 1993
For sale
Silver gelatin print, printed 1996
Norton Museum of Art · Artsy
Silwan, East Jerusalem, near Ras al-Amud
Silwan, East Jerusalem, near Ras al-Amud, 2013
For sale
Norton Museum of Art · Artsy
Ras al-Amud, Top of Silwan, East Jerusalem
Ras al-Amud, Top of Silwan, East Jerusalem, 2011
For sale
Norton Museum of Art · Artsy
Al Bustan, a Neighborhood in the Village of Silwan, East Jerusalem
Al Bustan, a Neighborhood in the Village of Silwan, East Jerusalem, 2011
For sale
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Places Proust haunted on the 100th anniversary of his birth: Celeste Albaret, Marcel Proust's housekeeper, talking, France
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession 2022.1659 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Jill M. Garling and Thomas J. Wilson
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.10 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.12 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.5 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.7 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.8 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.14 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.13 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.4 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.6 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.2 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.72.9 · Photographs
Gift of Gilles Peress
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Prizes & Awards1

Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize
Shortlisted 2022
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions0

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Recent Activity2

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Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2022
Dec 1, 2022
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Gilles Peress born
Jan 1, 1946