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Edward Burtynsky
Canadian • b. 1955
Biography
Universally termed 'industrial landscapes', Edward Burtynsky's photographs are rooted in the complex, symbiotic and, at times, destructive relationship we have with the earth. In depicting his subjects, Burtynsky balances an exacting, documentarian objectivity with a breathtakingly finessed beauty. His oversized works, whose subjects include quarries in Vermont, shipyards in China and oil refineries in Canada, have a sense of grandiosity and monumentality. There is an initial visual appeal of vibrant colors, details and scale; however, on closer inspection, the environmental dilemma unfolds. They are introspective and meditative, capturing a 'contemplative moment' where landscapes provide visual and emotional resonance.
Insights
Phillips set the world auction record for Edward Burtynsky in 2014, with Nickel Tailings #34 and #35, Sudbury, Ontario, 1996 selling for $100,000.
His works are included in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Victoria and Albert Museum and Tate Modern, London, amongst others.
Burtynsky has produced two multi-award winning, feature-length documentary films, Manufactured Landscapes and Watermark, which explore the same narratives as his photographs.
He is the winner of the 2005 TED Prize and the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2016, amongst others.
"I no longer see my world as delineated by countries, with borders, or languages, but as 6.5 billion humans living off a precariously balanced, finite planet."
Past Lots
289
Edward Burtynsky
Colorado River Delta #1, Near San Felipe Baja, Mexico
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,940
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292
Edward Burtynsky
Marine Aquaculture #1, Luoyuan Bay, Fujian Province, China
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,240
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293
Edward Burtynsky
Manufacturing #10a & #10b, Cankun Factory, Xiamen City, China
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $16,510
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Edward Burtynsky
Oil Fields #6, McKittrick, California
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,715
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282
Edward Burtynsky
Manufacturing #17, Deda Chicken Processing Plant, Dehui City, Jilin, Province, China
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $36,830
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287
Edward Burtynsky
Nickel Tailings #32, Sudbury, Ontario
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $16,510
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288
Edward Burtynsky
Shipbreaking #5, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,890
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289
Edward Burtynsky
Shipbreaking #50, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $24,130
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85
Edward Burtynsky
Rice Terraces #4, Western Yunnan Province, China
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,400
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86
Edward Burtynsky
Ölfusá River #1, Iceland
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $53,340
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109
Edward Burtynsky
Oil Spill #3, Development Driller III, Gulf of Mexico, May 11
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
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110
Edward Burtynsky
Highway #1, Intersection 105 & 110, Los Angeles, California
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,300
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183
Edward Burtynsky
Rock of Ages # 14, Abandoned Granite Section, E.L. Smith Quarry, Barre, Vermont
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,600
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303
Edward Burtynsky
Mines #13, Inco-Abandoned Mine Shaft, Crean Hill Mine, Sudbury, Ontario
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
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149
Edward Burtynsky
Xiaolangdi Dam #4, Yellow River, Henan Province, China
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $16,380
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150
Edward Burtynsky
Three Gorges Dam Project, Dam #4, Yangtze River, China
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
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152
Edward Burtynsky
Oil Spill #7, Ground Zero, Gulf of Mexico, June 24
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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153
Edward Burtynsky
SOCAR Oil Fields #3, Baku, Azerbaijan
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
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101
Edward Burtynsky
Thjorsá River #1, Southern Region, Iceland
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £30,240
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257
Edward Burtynsky
Uranium Tailings #12, Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,640
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258
Edward Burtynsky
Thjorsa River #1, Iceland
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $44,100
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259
Edward Burtynsky
Oil Spill #5, Q4000 Drilling Platform, Gulf of Mexico, June 24
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,720
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Edward Burtynsky
Oil Fields #13, Taft, California
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £6,048
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34
Edward Burtynsky
Oil Fields #3, McKittrick, California
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £5,040
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