BERND AND HILLA BECHER (1931–2007 and 1934–2015)

Lot 364
10.11.2023 14:00UTC -05:00
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$ 40 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 1059308
Lot 364 | BERND AND HILLA BECHER (1931–2007 and 1934–2015)
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$ 40 000 – 60 000
BERND AND HILLA BECHER (1931–2007 and 1934–2015)

Cooling Towers [Kühlturme]

each signed 'Bernd Becher Hilla Becher', one inscribed ’16A’ and the other 16B in pencil (on the reverse); signed again and dated 'Bernd Becher Hilla Becher 73' in pencil (lower right, mount), titled 'KÜHLTÜRME' (lower center, mount); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery label (frame backing board)

two ferrotyped gelatin silver prints, mounted on artist’s board

each sheet: 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm.)

mount: 33 7⁄8 x 25 ½ in. (86 x 64.7 cm.)

overall framed: 27 7⁄8 x 36 ½ x 1 ½ in. (70.8 x 92.7 x 3.8 cm.)

Executed in 1973.





Provenance

Galleria Forma, Genova

André Simoens Gallery, Belgium

Acquired from the above by the present owner



Literature

A. Zweite, Bernd and Hilla Becher: Typologies, Cambridge, 2004, pp. 20 and 30 (other examples illustrated).
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