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.

Anna and Bernhard Blume Artworks

Anna and Bernhard Blume (153 results)

Vasen-Ekstase (Ecstasy of Vases), 1987

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Vasen-Ekstase (Ecstasy of Vases), 1987

Sale Date: January 28, 2024

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Ohne Titel, 1984

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Ohne Titel, 1984

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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GEGENSEITIG, 1989

Anna and Bernhard Blume

GEGENSEITIG, 1989

Sale Date: January 18, 2024

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Er & Sie, Monogamie, 1988

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Er & Sie, Monogamie, 1988

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Dionysische Aktion , 1984

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Dionysische Aktion , 1984

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Er & Sie, Monogamie, 1988

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Er & Sie, Monogamie, 1988

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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Untitled (from the series: Im Wald), 1990–1992

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Untitled (from the series: Im Wald), 1990–1992

Sale Date: June 7, 2023

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Untitled (from the series: Im Wald), 1990

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Untitled (from the series: Im Wald), 1990

Sale Date: June 7, 2023

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OD, 1984

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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Vasensymphase, 1984

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Vasensymphase, 1984

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Series of 8 Polaroids, 1988

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Series of 8 Polaroids, 1988

Sale Date: June 30, 2022

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Vasen-Ekstase, 1981

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Vasen-Ekstase, 1981

Sale Date: May 1, 2022

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From: Magischer Determinismus, 1976

Anna and Bernhard Blume

From: Magischer Determinismus, 1976

Sale Date: December 9, 2021

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Scene from the Series Im Wald, 1990

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Scene from the Series Im Wald, 1990

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Mixed Lot of 9 Photographs, 1981–1997

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Mixed Lot of 9 Photographs, 1981–1997

Sale Date: April 29, 2021

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From: Natürlich

Anna and Bernhard Blume

From: Natürlich

Sale Date: April 29, 2021

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Eurhythmisch-gestikulative..., 1977

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Eurhythmisch-gestikulative..., 1977

Sale Date: May 2, 2021

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KUBISMUS, 1988

Anna and Bernhard Blume

KUBISMUS, 1988

Sale Date: March 14, 2021

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Sehnsuchtspflanzen, 1979

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Sehnsuchtspflanzen, 1979

Sale Date: April 29, 2020

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Mahlzeit, 1987

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Mahlzeit, 1987

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Subjectivity / objectivity, 1976

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Subjectivity / objectivity, 1976

Sale Date: November 23, 2019

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4 BW photographs from the series: Magischer..., 1974

Anna and Bernhard Blume

4 BW photographs from the series: Magischer..., 1974

Sale Date: November 23, 2019

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Ideoplasty: Sehe ich oder was sieht? (Pater Pio...

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Ideoplasty: Sehe ich oder was sieht? (Pater Pio...

Sale Date: November 23, 2019

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Effort to bring about the cross, 1971–1989

Anna and Bernhard Blume

Effort to bring about the cross, 1971–1989

Sale Date: November 23, 2019

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