Lot 128 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
New York Water Towers
Bernd And Hilla Becher · gelatin silver print, in fifteen parts
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- Estimate
- £150,000–£200,000 hammer ≈ $190,206–$253,608
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 26 June 2019
- Dimensions
- each sheet: 16 x 12 3/8 in. (40.6 x 31.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3709825
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3709825 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3709825
Bernd And Hilla Becher, New York Water Towers. Christie's, 26 Jun 2019, lot 128. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709825.
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Bernd And Hilla Becher, New York Water Towers. Christie's, 26 Jun 2019, lot 128. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709825.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jun 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Harold Ancart | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| E. T. | Imi Knoebel | £160,000–£220,000 | |
| Untitled | Katharina Grosse | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Relieve (Relief) | Eduardo Chillida | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Kohle für die nächsten 2000 Jahre (Coal for the Next 2000 Years) | Anselm Kiefer | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Table Bleue (Blue Table) | Yves Klein | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Winding Towers, 1963–1982 | $240,878 | Phillips, Jun 2024 | |
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Gas Tanks (Spherical) | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Framework Houses | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Winding Towers 1983 | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Watertowers | Phillips, Oct 2019 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | cooling towers (wood) (b) | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Winding Tower Heads | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Bernd And Hilla Becher | Blast Furnaces (A sequence of 9) | Rago, Dec 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.