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: 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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