Bernd and Hilla Becher
German, 1931 and 1934
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Bio
Bernd and Hilla Becher worked collaboratively for nearly half a century documenting industrial German structures. In their “typologies”—series of objective black-and-white photos—the Bechers sought to illuminate and catalogue the similarities and …
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Notable works
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Sycamore, Ohio, USA, 1987, 1987/2008€5,000
gas container (Gasbehälter), 2000-2010€5,500
Getreidesilo, Passau, D, 1988€45,000
Blast Furnaces, 1970-1994Contact for Price
Gravel Plants, 1987-1992Contact for Price
Detail Blast Furnace, La Louvière, 1985Contact for Price
Kühlturm, Lübeck-Herrenwyk, D, 1983€29,000
Framework House: Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 1, Niederfischbach, 1962 / printed 2016US$20,000–US$30,000
Forty Are Better Than One (Förderturn Zeche Waltrop, Waltrop Germany), 1982-2009Contact for Price
Grain Elevators, 1965-1992Contact for Price
Career highlights
Group show at a major institution
Castello di Rivoli
Collected by a major institution
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
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Related categories
New Topographics
Dusseldorf School of Photography
Typologies
Industry
Collaborations and Collectives
Documentary Photography
Obsolescence
Topographic Photography
Grid
Black-and-White Photography
Vacant and Vacated Spaces
Contemporary Photography
Representations of Architecture
Photography
Isolation/Alienation
20th Century Art
Germany
Sparse
Repetition
Works for sale
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Bernd and Hilla BecherPipe Detail: Coal Mine, 1990-91US$1,500
Bernd and Hilla BecherFörderturm Zeche Waltrop, 1982/2009Contact for Price
Bernd and Hilla BecherAufbereitungsanlagen (Preparation Plants), 2009€2,500–€5,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherHochöfen (Blast Furnaces), 2007€2,500–€5,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherGasbehälter (Gas Tanks), 2009€2,500–€5,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherGrain Elevator, Bertreville / Dieppe F, 2006€22,000- Bernd and Hilla BecherForty Are Better Than One (Förderturn Zeche Waltrop, Waltrop Germany), 1982-2009Contact for Price
- Bernd and Hilla BecherBlast Furnaces, 1970-1994Contact for Price
Bernd and Hilla BecherWassertürme (Water Towers), 1982-2009Contact for Price
Bernd and Hilla BecherHochofen (Blast Furnaces), Image V from the series: Typologies, 2007Contact for Price
Bernd and Hilla BecherFramework House: Hagener Straße 37, Wilnsdorf, 1970 / printed 2016US$20,000–US$30,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherFramework House: Oststraße 16, Freudenberg, 1971 / printed 2016US$20,000–US$30,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherFramework House: Rensdorfstrabe 1, Salchendorf, 1961 / printed 2016US$20,000–US$30,000- Bernd and Hilla BecherFramework House: Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 1, Niederfischbach, 1962 / printed 2016US$20,000–US$30,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherFramework House: Holzhäuser Straße 25, Allendorf, 1973 / printed 2016US$20,000–US$30,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherFramework House: Krottorfer Straße 43, Freudenberg, 1970 / printed 2016US$20,000–US$30,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherWater Tower [Wasserturm], Herve/Liège, B, 1971 / printed 1995US$30,000–US$40,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherGrain Elevator [Getreideheber], Buffalo, New York, USA, 1982US$30,000–US$40,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherGrain Elevator [Getreideheber], Coolus, Châlons-en-Champagne, F, 2006US$30,000–US$40,000
Bernd and Hilla BecherTrier-Ehrang, D, 1982, 2009€5,250
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