Sale 1303
New York
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12 November 2003
Price realised
USD 5,975
Estimate
Bernd and Hilla Becher (b. 1931 & b. 1934) Montabaur Westerfeld, Germany signed and numbered 'Bernd Becher Hilla Becher 1/5' (on the reverse) gelatin silver print image: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.) framed: 36 x 29 in. (91.5 x 73.6 cm.) Executed in 1989. This work is number one from an edition of five.
Provenance
Sonnabend, New York Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
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