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Bernd and Hilla Becher — Typologie Wassertürme
Bernd and Hilla Becher

Typologie Wassertürme

A grid of black-and-white photographs documents industrial water towers from various regions of Europe and North America, presenting each structure with clinical precision and a neutral, overcast sky as backdrop. The Bechers' systematic, typological approach strips each tower of its individual context, allowing formal similarities and subtle variations in shape, volume, and construction to emerge across the series. The offset lithograph format reinforces the work's archival, almost scientific character, transforming functional industrial architecture into a meditation on form, repetition, and collective memory.

Medium
Offset lithograph, on wove paper, with full margins.
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

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February 7, 2026

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Bernd and Hilla Becher, Typologie Wassertürme

A grid of black-and-white photographs documents industrial water towers from various regions of Europe and North America, presenting each structure with clinical precision and a neutral, overcast sky as backdrop. The Bechers' systematic, typological approach strips each tower of its individual context, allowing formal similarities and subtle variations in shape, volume, and construction to emerge across the series. The offset lithograph format reinforces the work's archival, almost scientific character, transforming functional industrial architecture into a meditation on form, repetition, and collective memory.

Medium
Offset lithograph, on wove paper, with full margins.
Dimensions
75.9 x 58.1 cm
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual Photography, 20th Century, Husband And Wife Duo, Objective Mood, Offset Lithograph, Water Towers, Documentary Style, Düsseldorf School, Typology Series, German Artists, Industrial Architecture, Black and White

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