Winding Tower, Beringen Mijn, Beringen by Hilla and Bernd Becher
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007) and Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015), Winding Tower, Beringen Mijn, Beringen, 1991, gelatin silver print, 24 × 19 inches, purchase, 2000.214. Image courtesy of Sonnabend Gallery.
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German couple Bernd and Hilla Becher are known for their coolly detached studies of industrial and building architectures in Europe and North America.
This photograph is noteworthy within the Bechers’ oeuvre because it includes human figures and even a rare self-portrait: Hilla can be seen standing in the upper reaches of the tower.
Along with an unidentified man on a platform below.
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007) and Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015), Winding Tower, Beringen Mijn, Beringen, 1991, gelatin silver print, 24 × 19 inches, purchase, 2000.214. Image courtesy of Sonnabend Gallery.