Bernd Heyden Sold at Auction Prices

Bernd Heyden was a son of Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin and spent his whole life there. The autodidact initially trained as a woman's tailor and worked as an ironer, chauffeur and laboratory assistant until he was admitted as a photographer in 1974. Since 1967 he worked in the Club junger Fotografen (Club of Young Photographers) founded by Arno Fischer and Sibylle Bergemann. His photographs were rejected by GDR officials as "trash can photography", but were highly valued by many colleagues.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Industrial landscape
    Dec. 04, 2024

    Heyden, Bernd: Industrial landscape

    Est: €360 - €500

    Industrial landscape. 1970s. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 21,5 x 33,2 cm (29,7 x 40 cm). Annotated in pencil on the verso. Minimal buckling, small spot in margin, otherwise in very good condition. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Interior study
    Dec. 04, 2024

    Heyden, Bernd: Interior study

    Est: €300 - €400

    Interior study. 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 14,3 x 22,3 cm (22,5 x 30,2 cm). Annotated in pencil, with photographer's stamp on verso. Bernd Heyden was closely connected to and integrated in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, where he spent most of his life. The autodidact initially trained as a woman's tailor and worked as an ironer, chauffeur and laboratory assistant, until he was admitted as a photographer in 1974. Since 1967, he worked in the Club junger Fotografen (Club of Young Photographers) founded by Arno Fischer and Sibylle Bergemann. His photographs were rejected by former GDR officials as "trash can photography", nonetheless they were highly valued by many of his colleagues. – Small tear on right margin, some handling creases and light traces of abrasion, otherwise in good condition. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Apartment interiors, Berlin
    Jun. 05, 2024

    Heyden, Bernd: Apartment interiors, Berlin

    Est: €300 - €400

    Apartment interiors, Berlin. 1970s. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints (1 ferrotyped). Each circa 20,2 x 28 cm. 1 with photographer's Berlin stamp on the verso. - - Corners bumped, a few minimal nicks in edges, one with tear in upper edge, otherwise in good condition. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Living room; Interior, Berlin
    Jun. 05, 2024

    Heyden, Bernd: Living room; Interior, Berlin

    Est: €300 - €400

    Living room; Interior, Berlin. 1970s. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. 21,2 x 29,5 cm and 24,3 x 17,8 cm. Each with photographer's Berlin stamp on the verso. - - Bernd Heyden was closely connected to and integrated in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, where he spent most of his life. The autodidact initially trained as a woman's tailor and worked as an ironer, chauffeur and laboratory assistant, until he was admitted as a photographer in 1974. Since 1967, he worked in the Club junger Fotografen (Club of Young Photographers) founded by Arno Fischer and Sibylle Bergemann. His photographs were rejected by former GDR officials as "trash can photography", nonetheless they were highly valued by many of his colleagues. – Some small nicks in edges, corners slightly bumped, some surface pitting/scratches, crease marks in lower left, otherwise in good condition. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Interior
    Jun. 14, 2023

    Heyden, Bernd: Interior

    Est: €300 - €400

    Interior. 1980s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 29 x 18 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso. -- -- A rich, dark print in very good condition. -- -- Provenance: Estate of Arno Fischer -- - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Portrait series
    Jun. 14, 2023

    Heyden, Bernd: Portrait series

    Est: €360 - €500

    Portrait series. 1980s. 6 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 30 x 24 cm (1 smaller). 1 with photographer's stamp on the verso. -- -- In good condition. -- -- Provenance: Estate of Arno Fischer -- - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Industrial factory
    Jun. 14, 2023

    Heyden, Bernd: Industrial factory

    Est: €300 - €400

    Industrial factory. 1980s. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. 27,5 x 18,8 cm and 18,7 x 27,3 cm. Each with photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil by the photographer on the verso. -- -- In very good condition. -- -- Provenance: Estate of Arno Fischer -- - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Old pallbearer at Mahlsdorf cemetery, Berlin
    Jun. 14, 2023

    Heyden, Bernd: Old pallbearer at Mahlsdorf cemetery, Berlin

    Est: €500 - €750

    Old pallbearer at Mahlsdorf cemetery, Berlin. 1973. Vintage gelatin silver print. 29 x 20 cm. Signed and dated in green ink in lower right corner within the image; photographer's Berlin stamp on the verso. -- -- Bernd Heyden was closely connected to and integrated in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, where he spent most of his life. The autodidact initially trained as a woman's tailor and worked as an ironer, chauffeur and laboratory assistant, until he was admitted as a photographer in 1974. Since 1967, he worked in the Club junger Fotografen (Club of Young Photographers) founded by Arno Fischer and Sibylle Bergemann. His photographs were rejected by GDR officials as "trash can photography", nonetheless they were highly valued by many of his colleagues. – Some light handling marks, especially in right portion, corners slightly bumped, otherwise in very good condition. -- - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Mannequin
    Dec. 07, 2022

    Heyden, Bernd: Mannequin

    Est: €400 - €600

    Mannequin. 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24 x 16 cm (28 x 19,5 cm). - - A fine tonal print in very good condition. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Window
    Dec. 08, 2021

    Heyden, Bernd: Window

    Est: €500 - €750

    Window. 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24,5 x 18 cm (40 x 30 cm). Signed by the photographer in ballpoint pen in lower right corner; signed by the photographer in ballpoint pen on the verso. Some handling marks in margins, remnants of glue from mounting on the verso, otherwise in good condition. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Mannequin
    Dec. 08, 2021

    Heyden, Bernd: Mannequin

    Est: €400 - €600

    Mannequin. 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24 x 16 cm (28 x 19,5 cm). A fine tonal print in very good condition. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Train tracks
    Dec. 08, 2021

    Heyden, Bernd: Train tracks

    Est: €500 - €750

    Train tracks. 1970s. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 31 x 22 cm. Layout notations in pencil on the verso. Handling creases, especially in lower area, horizontal crease in mid area, traces of previous mounting on the verso. – With: Original layout sheet from Grafischer Großbetrieb Völkerfreundschaft Dresden-Repro-Zentrum with layout notes in pencil. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Old pallbearer of Mahlsdorf cemetery, Berlin
    Dec. 08, 2021

    Heyden, Bernd: Old pallbearer of Mahlsdorf cemetery, Berlin

    Est: €600 - €900

    Old pallbearer of Mahlsdorf cemetery, Berlin. 1973. Vintage gelatin silver print. 29 x 20 cm. Signed and dated in green ink in lower right corner within the image; photographer's Berlin stamp on the verso. Bernd Heyden was closely connected to and integrated in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, where he spent most of his life. The autodidact initially trained as a woman's tailor and worked as an ironer, chauffeur and laboratory assistant until he was admitted as a photographer in 1974. Since 1967 he worked in the Club junger Fotografen (Club of Young Photographers) founded by Arno Fischer and Sibylle Bergemann. His photographs were rejected by GDR officials as "trash can photography", nonetheless they were highly valued by many of his colleagues. – Some light handling marks, especially in right portion, corners slightly bumped, otherwise in very good condition. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Photo story of a young couple in East Germany
    Jun. 16, 2021

    Heyden, Bernd: Photo story of a young couple in East Germany

    Est: €800 - €1,000

    Photo story of a young couple in East Germany. 1970s. 14 vintage gelatin silver prints on doubleweight paper. 29,5 x 23 cm. 8 with photographer's B. Heyden, 1055 Berlin, Am Friedrichshain 19c stamp on the verso. - - Bernd Heyden was closely connected to and integrated in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, where he spent most of his life. The autodidact initially trained as a woman's tailor and worked as an ironer, chauffeur and laboratory assistant until he was admitted as a photographer in 1974. Since 1967 he worked in the Club junger Fotografen (Club of Young Photographers) founded by Arno Fischer and Sibylle Bergemann. His photographs were rejected by GDR officials as "trash can photography", nonetheless they were highly valued by many of his colleagues. This group comprises a photo story involving a young couple riding on a motorcycle and having fun in the countryside. – Slightly curled in edges, corners slightly bumped, a few handling dents, one photo (illustrated) with layout marks near upper edge and near right edge, otherwise in good condition. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Selected images of Berlin
    Dec. 02, 2020

    Heyden, Bernd: Selected images of Berlin

    Est: €300 - €400

    Selected images of Berlin including "Blick von der Stralauer Brücke" and children in box. 1970s. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints. Various sizes 21,7 x 15,2 cm, 20,7 x 27 cm. 1 print annotated in pencil and 1 with exhibition text printed on the verso. - - A few creases, otherwise in good condition. - - Provenance: Estate of Arno Fischer. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Landscape with tree shadows
    Dec. 02, 2020

    Heyden, Bernd: Landscape with tree shadows

    Est: €300 - €500

    Landscape with tree shadows. 1980. Gelatin silver print. 14,6 x 21,7 cm (23,9 x 30 cm). Photographer's stamp, signed and dated by the photographer in pencil and Staatlicher Kunsthandel der DDR, Galerie im Alten Museum edition label, therein editioned 12/6 on the verso. - - Bernd Heyden was closely connected to and integrated in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, where he spent most of his life. The autodidact initially trained as a woman's tailor and worked as an ironer, chauffeur and laboratory assistant until he was admitted as a photographer in 1974. Since 1967 he worked in the Club junger Fotografen (Club of Young Photographers) founded by Arno Fischer and Sibylle Bergemann. His photographs were rejected by GDR officials as "trash can photography", nonetheless they were highly valued by many of his colleagues. – Buckling in lower/upper edge in margin, signature from verso presses through to recto (only visible at an angle) some pressure marks, otherwise in good condition. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Hoppegarten racetrack, East Berlin
    Jun. 10, 2020

    Heyden, Bernd: Hoppegarten racetrack, East Berlin

    Est: €600 - €900

    Hoppegarten racetrack, East Berlin. 1970. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 30 x 39 cm. Each with photographer's Bildrecht B. Heyden, 1055, Am Friedrichshain 19c stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. Some handling marks/creases, one print with stronger crease near lower edge, edges/corners slightly bumped, otherwise in very good condition. Provenance: Estate of Stefan Orendt Lit.: Mathias Bertram (ed.). Bernd Heyden. Auf der Rennbahn. Fotografien 1966-1972, Leipzig 2009. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Window
    Jun. 10, 2020

    Heyden, Bernd: Window

    Est: €600 - €900

    Window. 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24,5 x 18 cm (40 x 30 cm). Signed by the photographer in ballpoint pen in lower right corner; signed in ballpoint pen on the verso. Some handling marks in margins, remnants of glue from mounting on the verso, otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Estate of Stefan Orendt - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Construction worker, East Berlin
    Jun. 10, 2020

    Heyden, Bernd: Construction worker, East Berlin

    Est: €400 - €600

    Construction worker, East Berlin. 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 21 x 31,5 cm (28 x 38,5 cm). Photographer's Christburger 4, 1055 Berlin stamp on the verso. Slightly buckled in edges, corners slightly bumped, minimal soiling in margins, traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Estate of Stefan Orendt - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: East Berlin
    Jun. 10, 2020

    Heyden, Bernd: East Berlin

    Est: €400 - €600

    East Berlin. 1970s/ printed later. Gelatin silver print. 26 x 40 cm (39,5 x 50 cm). Slightly buckled in edges, a few light handling/soil marks in margins, otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Estate of Stefan Orendt - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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  • Heyden, Bernd: Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
    Jun. 10, 2020

    Heyden, Bernd: Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin

    Est: €500 - €750

    Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 32 x 21 cm (39 x 27,5 cm). Annotated by Stefan Orendt in ballpoint pen on the verso. Bernd Heyden was closely connected to and integrated in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, where he spent most of his life. The autodidact initially trained as a woman's tailor and worked as an ironer, chauffeur and laboratory assistant until he was admitted as a photographer in 1974. Since 1967 he worked in the Club junger Fotografen (Club of Young Photographers) founded by Arno Fischer and Sibylle Bergemann. His photographs were rejected by GDR officials as "trash can photography", nonetheless they were highly valued by many of his colleagues. – Slightly buckled, tape in upper left corner with small tear in white margin, small retouched spot upper left, some handling marks in lower margin, tape in corners on verso, otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Estate of Stefan Orendt - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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