Industriebauten (4)

1988

Bernd and Hilla Becher

Associated Names
Bernd and Hilla Becher

Artist, German, he: 1931 - 2007, she: 1934 - 2015

This is a photograph of a railway maintenance building with large double-arched doors. The image shows a brick industrial building with two large arched doors featuring corrugated metal panels. Above the doors is a metal structure, possibly part of a railway crane. The ground in front of the building displays tracks leading up to the doors with puddles and scattered debris. A triangular "HALT" sign is attached to one of the doors. The lighting in the image is neutral, suggesting an overcast day.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.6 x 40.3 cm (12 1/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.30.8.4


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center, in graphite: 4

Wikidata ID

Q64145263

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