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Bernd and Hilla Becher
German • Bernd 1931-2007-Hilla 1934-2015
Biography
Husband and wife Bernd and Hilla Becher began photographing buildings and relics of the Industrial Revolution, such as coal mines and cooling towers, in 1959. Like objective scientists removing a specimen from the field, the Bechers framed their subject in a manner that isolated it from its environment. Often, these stark, beautifully detailed prints were then displayed in grid-like structures, forming stunning 'Typologies'.
By the time Bernd Becher became a professor at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 1976 (policy would not allow Hilla to be a simultaneous appointment), the Bechers' photographs, with their seemingly neutral point of view and serial display, were already being applauded by the international art world as important works of Minimal and Conceptual Art.
Insights
Bernd and Hilla Becher taught the famed 'Düsseldorf School' photographers Thomas Struth, Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff and Axel Hütte at the Düsseldorf Art Academy.
The collaborative duo are most famously known for their gridded, industrial Typologies.
"All we did was to turn back the time to a photography of precision which is superior to the human eye."
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Sechs Wasserturme
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,890
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Wassertürmen (Water Towers)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Moglingen, Stuttgart, D
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,400
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Kies- und Schotterwerke (Gravel Plants)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £4,064
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Fördertürme (Winding Towers)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £6,985
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Industriehallen (Industrial Facades)
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £5,080
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Tower, Maisoncelles, Seine-et-Marne, France
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,970
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Sechs Wassertürme
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,320
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Industriehallen (Industrial Facades)
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £3,556
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Tower, Oberhausen/Ruhr, Germany
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $16,380
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Tower (Wasserturm), Herve/Liège, B
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $18,900
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51
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Grain Elevator (Getreideheber), Coolus, Châlons-en-Champagne, F
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $22,680
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Towers: (Kugel unten Geschlossen)
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $151,200
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53
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Hot Blast Stoves, Steel Plant, Duisberg-Meiderich, Germany
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $23,940
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54
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Lime Kilns, Alkmaar, Netherlands
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Coal Tipple, Goodspring, PA
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,120
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Lime Kilns, Harlingen, Netherlands
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,340
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Spherical Gas Tank, Wesseling, Near Cologne, Germany
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £17,640
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Towers
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $138,600
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Tower, New York City, Broadway/Houston Street
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,860
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Tower, New York City, Broadway/Spring Street
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,080
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Tower, New York City, 25 East 4th Street
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,860
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Tower, New York City, 548 West 22nd Street
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £13,860
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Fachwerkhäuser, Siegener Industriegebiet (Framework Houses, Industrial District of Siegen) 1959–1973
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,240
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