Lot 117 · 20/21 Photographs/ Leaves of Light and Shadow: Photographs Gathered by William T. Hillman
Blast Furnaces, Frontal Views, 1979-1986
Bernd And Hilla Becher · 9 gelatin silver prints, printed prior to 1987
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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20/21 Photographs/ Leaves of Light and Shadow: Photographs Gathered by William T. Hillman, New York · 31 March 2015
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: each 15 ¾ x 12in. (40 x 30.4cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4178049
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4178049 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4178049
Bernd And Hilla Becher, Blast Furnaces, Frontal Views, 1979-1986. Christie's, 31 Mar 2015, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4178049.
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Bernd And Hilla Becher, Blast Furnaces, Frontal Views, 1979-1986. Christie's, 31 Mar 2015, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4178049.
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From the same sale 20/21 Photographs/ Leaves of Light and Shadow: Photographs Gathered by William T. Hillman · Mar 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls, Yosemite Valley, California, c. 1864 | THOMAS HOUSEWORTH (1828-1915) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Major, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 2012 | CHARLOTTE DUMAS (b. 1977) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| La Mort d'Adonis, c. 1906 | Attributed to JACQUES-ERNEST BULLOZ (1858-1942) | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Untitled, 1940s | Clarence John Laughlin | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Coney Island, 4th July, 1958 | Robert Frank | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Merle, 2003 | Mona Kuhn | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Blast Furnaces (A sequence of 9) | $114,300 | Rago, Dec 2025 | |
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Winding towers, (Fördertürme) France, Belgium | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | bernd and hilla becher | 'blast furnace heads b' | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | bernd and hilla becher | 'grain elevators, house kind' | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Water Towers: (Kugel unten Geschlossen) | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Framework Houses | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Lime Kilns | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Winding Tower Heads | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.