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Vasari Codex · Artist Status Report
Bernd and Hilla Becher
German
41
34–51 bandDiscovery profile: exhibition record
Descriptive Codex signal report built from ranking, institutional history, representation, auction records, high-quality press, audience attention, and current activity. Generated May 5, 2026.
Overall41
Composite Codex score
Institutional23
Museums/acquisitions may be sparse
Market34
Thin auction dataset expected
Momentum0
Recent activity and interest
Representation12
Gallery and exhibition traction
Codex Rank#2,092Blue-Chip
Exhibitions10 current · 0 upcoming
Museum Signal1919 acquisitions · 0 exhibitions
Core Median$19.7KPhotographs · 0 priced
Sell-through—Recent 3-year market
Interest Signal3.2K3.2K tracked audience
Signal summary
Bernd and Hilla Becher: exhibition record. Auction and institutional fields are sparse, so this report emphasizes traction signals rather than market depth.
Observed evidence: 1 tracked exhibition; 0 current and 0 upcoming in Codex.
Data gaps: Thin auction dataset (1 tracked lot). No high-quality tracked press in the last 12 months. No current primary representation recorded in Codex.
Data gaps: Thin auction dataset (1 tracked lot). No high-quality tracked press in the last 12 months. No current primary representation recorded in Codex.
Representation
- No current primary representation recordedNo active gallery relationship in Codex
Institutional holdings
Art Institute of ChicagoMetropolitan Museum of ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Recent exhibition evidence
- Bernd and Hilla Becher: In Dialogue with Carl Andre and Sol LeWittPaula Cooper Gallery · Unknown · Mar 31, 2018
Market profile
Recent median: $19.7K across 90 tracked lots; latest tracked sale Apr 11, 2026. Sell-through: —. Historical record: $443K.
No annual auction series yet
Education & awards
- Hasselblad Awardwinner · 2004 · Tier 1
Press signal
- No recent high-quality tracked pressReport press signal shows tier-3/4 sources with substantive artist coverage
Publications
- No publications trackedNo monographs or catalogs recorded in Codex
Selected works
Top five visible works from each Codex selected-works category, ordered by the same priority used on the artist profile.
Museum Acquisitions
Top 5 of 13
For Sale
Top 5 of 12
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