Lot 568
- 568
Bernd & Hilla Becher
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Bernd and Hilla Becher
- Details (Oil Refineries at Wesseling/Cologne)
- gelatin silver print, in 4 parts mounted on card
- Each: 15 3/4 by 22 in. 40.3 by 30.7 cm.
- Executed in 1983.
Provenance
Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Ohio
Sotheby's, New York, May 16, 2007, lot 629
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Private Collection, Ohio
Sotheby's, New York, May 16, 2007, lot 629
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Literature
Armin Zweite, ed., Bernd & Hilla Becher: Typologies, Munich, 2005, p. 104, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There are scattered surface accretions primarily noticeable on the photograph illustrated in the bottom left quadrant of the catalogue illustration and are only visible under raking light. Each laid down to the matte. Framed under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.