Selected Images of the Ruhr Valley from Unconscious Places
Thomas Struth's 'Selected Images of the Ruhr Valley from Unconscious Places' comprises 24 prints—21 gelatin silver and 3 chromogenic—created no later than 1989. This significant photographic series documents the industrial landscape with Struth's characteristic precision and documentary approach.
- Medium
- 21 gelatin silver prints and 3 chromogenic prints, printed no later than 1989.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
October 9, 2024
Lot 42
Artists in conversation
Bernd Becher
German · b. 1931
Bernd Becher, working alongside Hilla Becher, created systematic gelatin silver documentary photographs of industrial structures across the Ruhr Valley and beyond, sharing Struth's precise, unsentimental approach to capturing industrial landscapes in Germany.
Hilla Becher
German · b. 1934
As co-creator of the Becher typological photographic series documenting German industrial architecture, her work directly parallels Struth's documentary precision and focus on the industrial landscape of the Ruhr region using black and white photography.
Edward Weston
American · b. 1886
Weston's mastery of gelatin silver prints with sharp tonal clarity and his serious documentary treatment of industrial and landscape subjects closely aligns with the technical and aesthetic precision Struth employs in this series.
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