Bernd & Hilla Becher: Water Towers
Using a precisely positioned large format view camera and working on overcast days, the Bechers created photographs with the uniform, neutral appearance of architectural renderings or scientific records, transforming their subjects into what they called “anonymous sculpture.”

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.A., 1980
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Wauseon, Ohio, U.S.A., 1977
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Circle City, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1974
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Toledo, Ohio, USA, 1978
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Gary, Indiana, U.S.A., 1977
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Carmaux, France, 1984
gelatin silver print, 24-5/8 x 20 inches (sheet) [62.2 x 50.8 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Neville Island, near Pittsburgh, USA, 1980
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, St. Jean de Vedas, Herault, F., 1984
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Crailsheim, Germany, 1980
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Findlay, Ohio, USA, 1977
gelatin silver print, 23-7/8 x 20-3/8 inches (image & sheet) [60.6 x 51.8 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Herve/Liège, Belgium, 1971
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm], edition of 5

Water Tower, Trier-Ehrang, D, 1982
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Water Tower, Fulda, Germany, 1979
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Water Tower, Mannheim, Germany, 1978
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Water Tower, Oberhausen/Ruhr, Germany, 1967
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.A.
1980
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Wauseon, Ohio, U.S.A.
1977
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Circle City, New Jersey, U.S.A.
1974
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Toledo, Ohio, USA
1978
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Gary, Indiana, U.S.A.
1977
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Carmaux, France
1984
gelatin silver print, 24-5/8 x 20 inches (sheet) [62.2 x 50.8 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Neville Island, near Pittsburgh, USA
1980
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, St. Jean de Vedas, Herault, F.
1984
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Crailsheim, Germany
1980
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Findlay, Ohio, USA
1977
gelatin silver print, 23-7/8 x 20-3/8 inches (image & sheet) [60.6 x 51.8 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Herve/Liège, Belgium
1971
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm], edition of 5

Water Tower, Trier-Ehrang, D
1982
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Water Tower, Fulda, Germany
1979
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Water Tower, Mannheim, Germany
1978
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]

Water Tower, Oberhausen/Ruhr, Germany
1967
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches (framed) [92.71 x 74.29 cm]