Anna and Bernhard Blume
(German, born 1937)
Biography
Anna and Bernhard Blume were a collaborative duo of German artists, best known for their large-scale, monochromatic photographs. Throughout their practice, they captured themselves dynamically engaging with Minimalist sculpture, resulting in humorous investigations into space, art history, and contemporary life. Anna was born Anna Helming in Bork, Germany and Bernhard was born in Dortmond, Germany, both in 1937. They went on to study at the Staatliche Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf from 1960 to 1965, where they met and were married in 1966. Notably, their work is entirely self-produced, from conceptualization to finished product, with total mastery of technical components. "We paint with our camera,” Anna Blume explained, “and this painterly work continues in the lab, too." Anna and Bernhard Blume's work has been widely acclaimed, resulting in such exhibitions as at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne in 2005, The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1989, and documenta 6 in Kassel in 1977. Bernhard Blume died in Cologne, Germany on September 1, 2011. Anna Blume passed away on June 18, 2020 at the age of 84 after a long illness.
Anna and Bernhard Blume Artworks
Anna and Bernhard Blume
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.jpg "6 eingefleischte Tatsachen (portfolio of 6..., 1997")
Anna and Bernhard Blume
6 eingefleischte Tatsachen (portfolio of 6..., 1997
Sale Date: May 27, 2005
Auction Closed
Anna and Bernhard Blume
B.J. Blume mit gelber Kunststoffleiste, 1987–1988
Sale Date: May 23, 1997
Auction Closed
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