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Coal Bunker and

Bernd und Hilla Becher, 1931 bis 2007 und 1934 bis 2015


Coal Bunker and

Lot-No. 664

Proceeds : 1.000 €


1971. Collotype, 35 x 40 cm, lo. ri. autographed and dat. Becher 71, unframed. - Bernd and Hilla Becher are among the most important photographers of the present day. Both had artistic and photographic experience before they began studying at the Düsseldorf Academy, where they also met; they married in 1961. In 1976 Bernd Becher took on a professorship in Düsseldorf, where he worked closely with his wife. The work of the two developed into the 'Düsseldorf School', from which such important photographers as Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Candida Höfer and Tata Ronkholz emerged. Architecture, especially industrial buildings, dominates their oeuvre, which has been shown at the most important exhibitions, including several times at Documenta.

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Bernd und Hilla Becher, 1931 bis 2007 und 1934 bis 2015: Coal Bunker and


Bernd und Hilla Becher, 1931 bis 2007 und 1934 bis 2015

Coal Bunker and

Lot-No. 664

Proceeds : 1.000 €

Print

1971. Collotype, 35 x 40 cm, lo. ri. autographed and dat. Becher 71, unframed. - Bernd and Hilla Becher are among the most important photographers of the present day. Both had artistic and photographic experience before they began studying at the Düsseldorf Academy, where they also met; they married in 1961. In 1976 Bernd Becher took on a professorship in Düsseldorf, where he worked closely with his wife. The work of the two developed into the 'Düsseldorf School', from which such important photographers as Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Candida Höfer and Tata Ronkholz emerged. Architecture, especially industrial buildings, dominates their oeuvre, which has been shown at the most important exhibitions, including several times at Documenta.

Coal Bunker and
Coal Bunker and