Bernd Becher (German, 1931-2007) and Hilla Becher (German, 1934-2015) Hot Blast Stoves (10 works), 1988 Gelatin silver... (Total: 10 )

Auction amount: $81,250.00

Sold: Oct 11, 2022

Bernd and Hilla Becher (German)

Photography

Also known as: Becher, Bernhard and Hilla; Becher, Bernd & Hilla

Birth Place: Dusseldorf (Düsseldorf district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Biography:
Bernd and Hilla Becher are a husband and wife freelance photography team that specializes in industrial photography. In 1959, Bernd and Hilla Becher began working together as artist photographers in Düsseldorf, West Germany. They also photographed industrial architecture. In 1961, the Bechers married and began to develop a project of documentary photography on industrial constructions in the Netherlands. Both Bernd and Hilla Becher are professors of photography at the Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, Germany.

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