Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Münster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte; Valencia, IVAM Centre Julio González, Bernd and Hilla Becher:Typologien, 1994-1995

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is warmer, with more creamy hues throughout in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is light wear and scattered handling marks to the frame of each work, most notably at the corners. Some of the corners of the gelatin photographs are very slightly worn. Upon very close inspection, there are some tiny media specks trapped beneath the glass, adhering to the surface of the prints. In numbers 5 and 9, there are several small blue patches of wear to the print along the right hand edge. In number 11, there is a small unobtrusive V-shaped dent (approximately 1 cm. long) towards the upper right corner.
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