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Bernd und Hilla Becher: career timeline

German · 1931–2007 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 77 of 95 lots (81% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Bernd und Hilla Becher: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1960s1818$12.2kSign upPhotograph
1970s3535$1.6kSign upPrint (other)
1980s99$12kSign upPhotograph
1990s77$2.1kSign upPrint (other)
2000s88$13.4kSign upPhotograph

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1960s 18 works

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18 of 18
Median
$12.2kSign up
Average
$14.2kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 12 in (37 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (17), Other (1)
Subjects
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1970s 35 works

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35 of 35
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$7.2kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 15.5 in (35 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (22), Photograph (11), Lithograph (2)
Subjects
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Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 9 works

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9 of 9
Median
$12kSign up
Average
$14.1kSign up
Typical size
16 × 12 in (40 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (9)
Subjects
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1990s 7 works

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7 of 7
Median
$2.1kSign up
Average
$8.5kSign up
Typical size
24.5 × 20 in (62 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (4), Photograph (2), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
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2000s 8 works

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8 of 8
Median
$13.4kSign up
Average
$16.7kSign up
Typical size
23 × 18 in (58 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (5), Other (2), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

Creation date not recorded

18 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 6 works

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6 of 6
Median
$694Sign up
Average
$734Sign up
Typical size
16 × 12 in (41 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (3), Print (other) (2), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
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Undated, sold in the 2010s 9 works

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9 of 9
Median
$2.7kSign up
Average
$5.1kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 12 in (40 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (5), Photograph (4)
Subjects
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Undated, sold in the 2020s 3 works

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3 of 3
Median
$2.5kSign up
Average
$2.3kSign up
Typical size
16 × 12 in (41 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (2), Other (1)
Subjects
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Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Bernd und Hilla Becher auction results →