Edward Burtynsky - Photographs New York Saturday, November 14, 2009 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto

  • Literature

    Steidl, Edward Burtynsky: China, p. 49

  • Artist Biography

    Edward Burtynsky

    Canadian • 1955

    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.

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Old Factories #1, Fushun Aluminum Smelter, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, China

2005
Color coupler print.
47 3/4 x 59 1/2 in. (121.3 x 151.1 cm).
Signed in ink, printed title, date and number 2/6 on a label affixed to the reverse of the flush-mount.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $27,500

Photographs

14 Nov 2009
New York