Lime Kiln, Brielle, Netherlands
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Lime, an important building material since ancient times, is used in the production of mortar and cement. Here, the Bechers focused their attention on six towering brick chimneys that look as much like sprouting asparagus as utilitarian structures. The artists chose a similar view of lime kilns for the cover image of Anonyme Skulpturen (1970), their ambitious first publication. The book presents comparative sequences of different industrial forms, from kilns and gasometers to cooling towers, blast furnaces, and winding towers.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lime Kiln, Brielle, Netherlands
- Artist: Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
- Date: 1968
- Medium: Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions: 24 in. × 19 1/2 in. (61 × 49.5 cm)
Frame: 35 7/8 × 29 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (91.2 × 75.2 × 2.8 cm) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Estate Bernd & Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher, courtesy Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur—Bernd & Hilla Becher Archive, Cologne.
- Rights and Reproduction: © Estate Bernd & Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher, courtesy Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur—Bernd & Hilla Becher Archive, Cologne.
- Curatorial Department: Photographs