Modern Photography Bernd and Hilla Becher Friedrich-Wilhelm-Hütte, Mühlheim an der Ruhr. 1968. vintage. Silver gelatin on Agfa photographic paper. 18.7 x 39.5 cm. With photographer's copyright stamp on verso. - Occasional light surface dusting, minimally rubbed in the edges, left margin minimally creased, the corners somewhat bumped. Overall very good. Clear, high-contrast print. Provenance: Estate of Horst H. Baumann, Mannheim. Received directly from the artists. - The works of Bernd and Hilla Becher are characterised by a matter-of-fact, systematic aesthetic that stages industrial buildings such as winding towers, water towers and silos as sculptural forms. Through their serial representation and neutral pictorial style, they document the transformation of industrial culture and lend functional structures a quiet, monumental presence. Vintage. Gelatin silver print on Agfa photographic paper. With photographers copyright stamp on verso. - Occasional light surface dusting, minimally rubbed in the edges, in the left margin slightly creased, the corners somewhat bumped. Overall very good. Clear, high-contrast print. - Provenance: Estate of Horst H. Baumann, Mannheim. Received directly from the artists. - The works of Bernd and Hilla Becher are characterised by a functional, systematic aesthetic that stages industrial buildings such as winding towers, water towers and silos as sculptural forms. Through their serial representation and neutral pictorial style, they document the transformation of industrial culture and lend functional structures a quiet, monumental presence. 2400