Anna and Bernhard Blume

(German, born 1937)

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. 

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Contemporary Art, Impressionist and Modern Art, Photography, Sculpture

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Anna and Bernhard Blume (170 results)
IDEOPLASTIE, 1975

Anna and Bernhard Blume

IDEOPLASTIE, 1975

Sale Date: November 20, 1992

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HOMOEROTIKER BEI KOMMUNIKATIONSVERSUCH, 1975

Anna and Bernhard Blume

HOMOEROTIKER BEI KOMMUNIKATIONSVERSUCH, 1975

Sale Date: November 20, 1992

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VASENSYMPHASE - EXTATIKER - ZURUCK ZUR..., 1972–1987

Anna and Bernhard Blume

VASENSYMPHASE - EXTATIKER - ZURUCK ZUR..., 1972–1987

Sale Date: November 20, 1992

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NATURLICH I+II, 1985

Anna and Bernhard Blume

NATURLICH I+II, 1985

Sale Date: November 14, 1992

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MEMENTO MORI, 1984

Anna and Bernhard Blume

MEMENTO MORI, 1984

Sale Date: November 13, 1992

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GEGENSEITIG, 1988

Anna and Bernhard Blume

GEGENSEITIG, 1988

Sale Date: November 13, 1992

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NATURLICH, 1982–1984

Anna and Bernhard Blume

NATURLICH, 1982–1984

Sale Date: November 13, 1992

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FREI-UBUNG AUS ODIPALE KOMPLIKATIONEN, 1978–1979

Anna and Bernhard Blume

FREI-UBUNG AUS ODIPALE KOMPLIKATIONEN, 1978–1979

Sale Date: November 13, 1992

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6 ERSATZGOLDZEICHNUNGEN (6 BLATTER), 1986

Anna and Bernhard Blume

6 ERSATZGOLDZEICHNUNGEN (6 BLATTER), 1986

Sale Date: June 11, 1992

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NATURLICH , 1985

Anna and Bernhard Blume

NATURLICH , 1985

Sale Date: June 3, 1992

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EUCHARISMUS., 1979

Anna and Bernhard Blume

EUCHARISMUS., 1979

Sale Date: May 30, 1992

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TRIEBKONTROLLE, 1979

Anna and Bernhard Blume

TRIEBKONTROLLE, 1979

Sale Date: May 23, 1992

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FRAU MIT SONNE, 1980

Anna and Bernhard Blume

FRAU MIT SONNE, 1980

Sale Date: May 23, 1992

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IDEOPLASTIE, 1975

Anna and Bernhard Blume

IDEOPLASTIE, 1975

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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NATURLICH, 1984

Anna and Bernhard Blume

NATURLICH, 1984

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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ARCHETYP; SEHNSUCHT ZURUCK; MAGISCHER..., 1982

Anna and Bernhard Blume

ARCHETYP; SEHNSUCHT ZURUCK; MAGISCHER..., 1982

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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ECKIGE NAHRUNG, 1984–1985

Anna and Bernhard Blume

ECKIGE NAHRUNG, 1984–1985

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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FRONLEICHNAM, 1981

Anna and Bernhard Blume

FRONLEICHNAM, 1981

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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MAHLZEIT, 1981

Anna and Bernhard Blume

MAHLZEIT, 1981

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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ERDSTRAHLEN, 1984–1985

Anna and Bernhard Blume

ERDSTRAHLEN, 1984–1985

Sale Date: November 19, 1991

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KONTAKT MIT BAUMEN, IN COLLABORATION WITH JOSEPH

Anna and Bernhard Blume

KONTAKT MIT BAUMEN, IN COLLABORATION WITH JOSEPH

Sale Date: June 8, 1991

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ER & SIE, MONOGAMIE

Anna and Bernhard Blume

ER & SIE, MONOGAMIE

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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GOTT JUNIOR, 1985

Anna and Bernhard Blume

GOTT JUNIOR, 1985

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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6 ERSATZGOLDZEICHNUNGEN, 1986

Anna and Bernhard Blume

6 ERSATZGOLDZEICHNUNGEN, 1986

Sale Date: June 1, 1991

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