GETREIDESILOS, by Bernd and Hilla Becher, LTD Edition Start Price USD 2,000.00 Current Price USD 2,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 14, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 Location Boston, Massachusetts See more about 'GETREIDESILOS, by Bernd and Hilla Becher, LTD Edition' Description "GETREIDESILOS" – LIMITED FIRST EDITIONPhotography by Bernd and Hilla Becher Published by Schirmer/Mosel, Munich, 2006LIMITED to 100 Copies, First Edition, Hardcover, with SIGNED PrintFor fifty years, husband and wife team Bernd and Hilla Becher have concentrated on photographing aging and defunct industrial architecture. Their work can be seen as straightforward documentation of an important period in human history, and also as aesthetic marvels, photographed with an engaging precision and detail admired throughout the photographic world. Calling these structures "anonymous sculptures," the Bechers have displayed their work in books and exhibitions to emphasize this quality, placing them in rigid grid patterns so the viewer may compare the similarities and differences between the lime kilns, coal silos, water towers, oil refineries, grain elevators and other structures that the pair have cast their eyes toward. This book collects images from Europe and the United States. From the publisher: "Bernd and Hilla Becher's foray into the world of food production focuses on grain elevators, invented for efficient loading and unloading of grain and its safe storage: cool, dry, free of pests. Mostly abandoned today, the monolithic structures towering in the flat landscapes of the world’s granaries are monuments of a bygone era."NEW, LIMITED EDITION of 100 COPIES with SIGNED PRINT. This special edition of Getreidesilos was limited to a printing of 100 copies. The book is a hardcover book of black cloth boards with titles stamped in silver on the spine and covered by a pictorial dust jacket; it measures 11.75 x 11 inches and contains 246 duotone plates in 256 pages. The edition number appears on a book plate on the front endpaper. An original, silver gelatin print (entitled "Sycamore, Ohio, USA, 1987;" paper = 9.25 x 7.25 inches; image = 8.75 x 6.75; signed and numbered in pencil) is matted and enclosed within its own black cloth folio. The book and print folio are enclosed within a black cloth slipcase. With text in German. Top Choice Books offers an NEW copy of this important publication by these masters of the documentary aesthetic. IN STOCK.PAYMENT DETAILS   Please use the shipping calculator to determine your shipping costs for US addresses   International shipping is available   I will only accept PayPal, personal checks, and money orders (bank, post office).  Payment MUST be received within three business days of the purchase, or the item will be re-listed unless other arrangements have been approved. I will ship by USPS Priority/Express Mail, or FedEx, with REQUIRED shipping Insurance, and Delivery/Signature Confirmation, unless otherwise stated in the auction.   International purchases are welcome. I will ONLY ship by USPS Express/Priority Service or FedEx International Service, which have on-line tracking and some insurance, however, the shipment will be fully insured. Buyer is responsible for any import taxes or duty associated with this purchase. UNDERSTAND that there is no warranty for international shipments once the package leaves the United States. Insurance is therefore required.   As always, if you have any questions about this item, or this auction, please contact me BEFORE you purchase this item. All sales are final unless tracking and/or full insurance is purchased. Place a Bid!