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Gasbehälter, St. Helens, GB
Gas Tank, St. Helens, GB
© Estate of Bernd & Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher, Foto: Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf

Gas Tank, St. Helens, GB, 1997

ArtistBernd und Hilla Becher
ArtistBernd Becher, Siegen 1931–2007 Rostock
ArtistHilla Becher, Potsdam 1934–2015 Düsseldorf
MediumGelatin silver print
Sheet dimensions61 × 52,3 cm
Status
on display, room 032
About the workBernd and Hilla Becher’s oeuvre presents industrial buildings detached from their spatial context. Their photographs were always taken under the same conditions – from the same perspective, with a cloudy sky and shadowless light. This places the focus on the sculptural nature and specific aesthetics of the structures. Their arrangement in groups emphasises the series over the individual image and encourages comparative viewing. This new visual language influenced subsequent generations and led to the emergence of the Düsseldorf School of Photography.
AccessionGift of Bernd and Hilla Becher 2006
Provenance2006 erworben durch Schenkung der Künstler
Inventory numbermkp K 2006-19
Contact
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