Portraits 2010–2019

Isa Melsheimer reads the comic Supergirl.

Close-up portrait of untroubled Idris Elba with eyes closed.

Jonathan Meese wearing black Adidas tracksuit and a felt bicorne.

Thomas Rentmeister portrait was taken in Künstlerwerkstätten an der Panke in Berlin © Oliver Mark.

Interpretation of the painting Fountain of Youth by Lucas Cranach.

Adrian Ghenie sitting in his studio full of canvasses and painting utensils.

Portrait of Adrian Ghenie by Oliver Mark, Berlin 2014, Collection of the Bucovina Museum

Yoko Ono wearing black sunglasses and a blue fedora.

Novelist John Irving crossing his arms surrounded by smoke.

Close-up polaroid of Kristen Stewart casting a shadow.

Kristen Stewart Sitz photograhiert in der Elbphilharmonie

Jörg Hartmann photographiert in der Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Berlin

Kader Attia photographed in his Studio in Prenzlauer Berg Berlin© Oliver Mark© Oliver Mark

black and white Polaroid close up of Madeleine Albright.

Adrian Ghenie is sitting in one of his sculpture.

Cameron Carpenter lies naked on a sofa, holding a glass of milk.

Joachim Gauck holding a rose in a garden.

Portrait of the artist Simone Haack in hot pants in front of a construction site.

Portrait of a smiling David Lynch in a black suit and white shirt.

Max Hetzler unarmed artist Bridget Riley.

Gilbert and George hold two beer glasses in their hands.

Günther Uecker standing with one of his nail sculptures.

Günther Uecker fotografiert in seinem Atelier© Oliver Mark

Dieter Hallervorden dressed only with a woolen blanket.

the actors Hanns Zischler and Nicolette Krebitz at the Berlinale opening gala in the Berlinale Palast.

die Schauspieler Hanns Zischler und Nicolette Krebitz auf der Berlinale Eröffnungsgala im Berlinale Palast

Black and white photo of Via Lewandowsky crying.

Jonathan Meese pointing a finger gun at his friends.

Close-up portrait of Pope Benedict's clasped hands. The pope is wearing a white gown, a golden ring and a crucifix.

Papst Benedikt XVI.

Gerd Rohling portraitiert von Oliver Mark, Berlin 2015

Giovanna Stefanel-Stoffel photgraphiert in Ihrer Wohnung in Berlin Mitte© Oliver Mark

Franziska Knuppe with black hair and a pixie cut with bangs is wearing a black women's suit.

Gaston Salvatore sitting in his hotel room in Venice with Grand Canal visible in the background.

Gastón Salvatore portraitiert von Oliver Mark, Venedig 2010

© Oliver Mark

Prince Hans-Adam II and Princess Marie von und zu Liechtenstein on their way to the castle.

© Oliver Mark

Gregor Hildebrandt and flying cassette tapes.

Maria Brunner und Florin Kompatscher Berlin Moabit Wohnung,

Polaroid of Daniel Richter's broken arm.

Polaroid picture of American actor Dustin Hoffman.

black and white close up of the actor Christoph Gawenda.

Christoph Gawenda photographiert in der Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Berlin

black and white close up Portrait of the actor Peter Miklusz.

Andrea Ypsilanti leaning on the desk of the German Empress Victoria in the former imperial residence Schloss Friedrichshof in Kronberg im Taunus.

Andrea Ypsilanti photographiert im Schlosshotel Kronberg

Daniel Kannenberg lying on a black couch in a loft atelier.

© Oliver Mark

David Chipperfield in his office leaning on a white table.

Clemens & Victoria Graf & Gräfin Hahn von Burgsdorff, Botho & Saskia Graf & Gräfin Hahn von Burgsdorff & Xenia, Fedor, Rubina & Annafee © Oliver Mark

Hans-Georg und Dorothee von der Marwitz und die Kinder Bernhard, Johanna, Clara und Karl

Karl Christoph v. Stünzner-Karbe

julia Stoschek photographiert mit Wasserwaage vor 2 Photographien von

Georg Friedrich Ferdinand Prince of Prussia with portraits of his ancestors.

Portrait of Alexis Prince of Hesse in front of a painting of his ancestors.

Paola Antonelli, Rem Koolhaas and Ross Lovegrove having a lively conversation with glasses of white whine.

© Oliver Mark

Professor Dr. med. Bernhard von Barsewisch

Children attend a funeral with trees in the background.

Stephan Prinz zur Lippe, Detmold 2012

Studio portrait of Douglas Gordon sitting beside a taxidermied wolf on a grand piano.

Douglas Gordon photographed in his studio in Berlin© Oliver Mark © Oliver Mark

The artists Ludwig Kreutzer and Armin Boehm taking the dog for a walk in snowy Berlin.

Portrait of artist Vadim Zakharov in front of his archive with a bell jar on his finger.

Christian Schmidt next to a German flag.

Bundeslandwirtschaftsminister Christian Schmidt photographiert im Bundeslandwirtschaftsministerium© Oliver Mark©

Georg Friedrich Ferdinand Prinz von Preußen photographiert auf der Burg Hohenzollern

The artist Isa Melsheimer opens the barbecue season.

Photographers Hans-Jürgen Burkard and Oliver Mark standing in front of a pink background.

Christiane Paul hangs over a sculpture by Christian Hoischen.

Christine Mielitz photographiert in der deutschen Oper Berlin© Oliver Mark

The art historian Ulrich Krempel with a painting by Paul Klee in the depot of the Sprengel Museum Hanover.

© Oliver Mark

Friedrich Christian Flick and Klaus-Dieter Lehmann sitting on an art object by Franz West in the Wick Halls Berlin.

Friedrich Christian Flick, Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, sitzen auf einem Kunst-Objekt von Franz West in den Wick Hallen Berlin

Portraits of the artist Thomas Rentmeister in the sculpture workshops in Berlin.

Thomas Rentmeister portrait was taken in Künstlerwerkstätten an der Panke in Berlin © Oliver Mark

Latvian opera singer Elīna Garanča posing in front of an opera set design.

Thomas de Maizière standing next to sunlit wooden cross hanging on wall.

Lars Eidinger photographiert in der Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Berlin

Ronald de Bloeme shirtless from one of his paintings.

Simon de Pury lying on public bench in front of a graffiti wall in Berlin Mauerpark.

Katharina Grosse und Cameron Carpenter© Oliver Mark

Ralf Ziervogel with an plastic bird pinned on his nose.

Full-frontal portrait of Kristen Stewart casting shadow on a white wall.

Kristen Stewart photographiert in der Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Klaus Wowereit in the Fernsehturm Restaurant Berlin during gloomy weather.

Klaus Wowereit photographiert auf dem Berliner Fernsehturm © Oliver Mark

Top view of Cameron Carpenter and his nude personal trainer laying on colorful carpets next to a piano.

Archbishop Rainer Maria Kardinal Woelki with clerical collar leaning on a garden fence.

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and his wife on a model of a dinosaur in Berlin Spreepark.

Katie Paterson, künstler, schmuck, Fossilien © Oliver Mark

Skafte Kuhn, fotografiert in seinem Atelier © Oliver Mark

Timo Klöppel wearing a raincoat and boots.

Thomas Demand talking to a smiling Andreas Slominski at a party.

Thomas Oppermann and Alexander Dobrindt in suits standing back to back in a forest.

Thomas Oppermann (SPD) links und Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) photographiert im Tegeler Forst Berlin© Oliver Mark

Thomas Ostermeier photographiert in der Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Berlin

black and white photo of artist Terence Koh and entrepreneur Angelika Taschen hugging.

Portrait of the artist Isa Genzken and Friends.

Portrait of the artist Jonathan Meese and gallery owner Bruno Brunnet.

Heribald Närger in the Alte Pinakothek museum in Munich next to a sketch of Peter Paul Ruben's painting „The Lion Hunt“.

Heribald Närger photographiert in der Alten Pinakothek München vor einer Skizze von Peter Paul Rubens Löwenjagd.

Portrait of the artist Thomas Demand in blue jeans seated on a table with a yellow chair next to it.

Moritz von Uslar lighting a cigarette for Tobias Rehberger.

Mitglieder und Künstler des bbk berlin Berufverbandes posieren für Gruppenfoto.

The board and artist of the BBK Berlin Sophie-Therese Trenka-Dalton, Sabine Reinfeld, Patrick Huber, Heidi Sill, Zoe Claire Miller, Raúl Walch and Frauke Boggasch, Berlin 2019

Tacita Dean standing in an archive of film reels.

Energetic, colorful close-up of the German artist Sonja Ofen.

Simon Denny sitting on a stool with a MacBook on his lap.

© Oliver Mark

Nicolas Berggruen and Olivier Berggruen photographed in front of Cafe Moscow in Berlin.

Nicolas Berggruen und Olivier Berggruen photographiert vor Cafe Moskau in Berlin

black white portrait of the actor Peter Miklusz.

Saâdane Afif stting in his living room with a cigarette. A fog machine is filling the room with fog.

© Oliver Mark

The actor Peter Jordan in the Berlin restaurant Tattersall.

Pope Benedict XVI walking with his hands clasped.

Papst Benedikt XVI.

The artist Nina Pohl sitting in a chair with a short skirt.

Marcel Reich-Ranicki thumbing through a Oliver Mark book on a train ride.

Marcel Reich-Ranicki und sein Sohn Andrew Alexander Ranicki photographiert im Zug auf dem Weg von Frankfurt nach Berlin© Oliver Mark

Markus Lüpertz sitting in his cluttered atelier with a crocodile dummy on the wooden floor.

Nadja Michael wearing a white, furry coat and short, blonde hair.

black and white close up portrait of Luca di Montezemolo.

Luca di Montezemolo photographiert in Maranello

Markus Karstieß portraitiert von Oliver Mark, Düsseldorf 2011

Mario Vargas Llosa on a roof with clasped hands and the Berlin Television Tower in the background.

Mario Vargas Llosa, Schriftstller

Marie Burchard photographiert in der Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Berlin

Nina Canell in her sparse studio with minimalistic sculptures and installations in the floor.

Portrait of German, blonde actress Magdalena Steinlein against blue background.

Luigi Ontani photographed in his Villa© Oliver Mark

Luca di Montezemolo sitting on a crash barrier next to a red Ferrari.

Luca di Montezemolo photographiert in Maranello

Black and white close-up portrait of Luc Bondy wearing a suit against a black background.

Lea Pagenkemper with short hair and bangs.

schwarz weiß polaroid von Alfred Brendel.

© Oliver Mark

Laura Bruce sitting in her artist studio with numerous drawings and a guitar.

Axel Anklam portraitiert von Oliver Mark, Bad Freienwalde 2014

black and white portrait of Achim Bertenburg in his large studio.

Achim Bertenburg lies in the arms of Sibylle Springer.

Lars Windhorst photographiert in seinem Berliner Büro

Lars von Trier posing for a portrait in front of a spinning wheel optical illusion.

Lars Nòren, Dramaturg, Regisseur aus Schweden

Rita Ora in a shirt with abstract pattern. She is holding her hands in the air.

Andrea Sawatzki sitting in an Acapulco Chair in a garden with a large sized dog.

Andrea Sawatzki photographiert mit Ihrem Hund Gustav in Ihrem Berliner Garten in Berlin

Portrait of the fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm.

Ai Weiwei waving his jacket through the air in a room with chandelier.

Herbert Volkmann, geboren 1954 in Berlin, deutscher Maler, Künstler

German pianist Alexander Krichel leaning on a brick wall in a black suit and black shirt.

Alicja Kwade holding a rock in her Arms.

Andreas Golder and Jonas Burgert near by the pool.

Close up Polaroid of the artist Ai Weiwei.

Michael Sailstorfer sitting behind the steering wheel of a Mercedes.

Michael-Sailstorfer-oliver-mark

black and white close up of Chilly Gonzales.

Dr. Barbara Hendricks photographiert im Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit in Berlin © Oliver Mark

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev photographed in Karlsaue in Kassel

Christa Wolf fotografiert in Ihrer Wohnung in Berlin-Pankow.

Christiane Paul in front of Christian Hoischen's painting "the good the bad and the ugly" from 2007.

Christiane Paul photographiert vor Christian Hoischen´s Gemälde “the good the bad and the ugly” von 2007

Boris Becker standing on green grass is about to swing a golf club.

Rufus Wainwright wearing a grey short coat and a bow tie.

Rufus Wainwright portraitiert von Oliver Mark, Berlin 2010

Transsexual actress Zazie de Paris in a leopard dress at Wannsee beach with swans in the background.

Wolfgang Schäuble

Close-up polaroid picture of Wladimir Klitchko lying in bed.

Ursina Lardi photographiert in der Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Berlin

Maximilian-Jaenisch-oliver-mark-ernst-busch

Tattooed artist Christian Hoosen wearing beard and black bomber jacket.

Close-up portrait of Frank Nitsche smoking a cigarette.

Frank Nitsche portraitiert von Oliver Mark, Berlin 2012

Ursula von der Leyen looking up at a map of the Middle East.

Wolfgang Tillmans hugging a friend while holding a cigarette.

Wolfgang Joop looking over his glasses wearing black blazer with a white top.

Wolfgang Joop photographiert im Soho House Berlin

The faces of Ursula von der Leyen in front-view and Maria Furtwängler in side-view.

Portrait of the artist Simon Denny in his Berlin studio.

Portrait of the artist Jonas Burgert in his Berlin Weissensee studio.

Adrian Ghenie sitting on a wooden table in his library with white bookshelves.

Claudia Perren in the Bauhaus Archive Dessau.

Artist Michael Sailstorfer in his studio next to a painting of a brain.

Roger Willemsen and Norbert Lammert in suits having a lively discussion in the Reichstag Building.

Portrait of Luca Cordero di Montezemolo in front of a Ferrari in Maranello.

Eduard Alexandrowitsch von Falz-Fein on his birthday in Vaduz 2014.

Bernd Kundrun and Arndt Klippgen in front of the portrait of AÏCHA (1922) by Félix Vallotton (Lausanne 1865 - 1925 Paris), Hamburg 2016.

Bernd Kundrun & Arndt Klippgen und das Bildnis AÏCHA (1922) von Félix Vallotton (Lausanne 1865 — 1925 Paris), Hamburg 2016

The artist Daniel Mohr leaning on an old light blue car in the streets of Kreuzberg.

Michael Buchanan and Isa Melsheimer on the roof above Berlin.

Sibylle Springer laying on white bed sheets, wearing a sleeping mask and a striped dress while holding a magazine in her hands.

Oliver Mark and Lars Eidinger are talking.

Tobias Hantmann in front of Axel Springer building site in Berlin.

Margit J. Mayer in the former Jewish girls' school in Berlin.

Margit J. Mayer auf der Eröffnungsparty in der ehemaligen jüdischen Mädchenschule

Olaf Holzapfel at the Biesenthal art festival.

Alicja Kwade, Berlin 2019

Portrait of Sissel Tolaas in Berlin Tiergarten.

Portrait of Jessy Wellmer in the Tiergarten Berlin.

Mary Bauermeister holding a pot in her kitchen while smiling for the camera.

Nikolaus Oberhuber in his gallery KOW Berlin.

the writer Christoph Peters holds a KPM espresso cup in his hand.

Studio portrait of the musician Adel Tawil against a black background.

Actress Andrea Sawatzki in her garden by a tree, guarded by her Great Dane named Gustav.

the artist Andreas Blank and Stefan Rinck in front of a steel door.

The artist Ursula Kaechele and the art collector Willi Kemp in a kitchen with checkerboard floor tiles.

Michelle Jezierski wearing a painter coat on a street in front of a red Ferrari.

Polaroid of Maria Furtwängler-Burda eating at the Hotel de Rome on Bebelplatz.

Norbert Schwontkowski smoking a cigarette.

The literary pope Marcel Reich-Ranicki stting in the ICE train.

the artist Michael Kunze on the toilet in the Paris Bar.

black and white footage of Adrian Ghenie resting in his studio. Berlin 2014

Order of Malta on the occasion of the 900th anniversary in the Vatican.

Malteser bei 900-Jahr-Feier.

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