Edward Burtynsky - Photographs London Thursday, May 20, 2021 | Phillips

Photographs

London Auction 20 May 2021

  • Provenance

    Charles Cowles Gallery, New York

  • Literature

    R. Hirsch, Exploring Color Photography: From Film to Pixels, New York: Routledge, 2011, p. 100

  • 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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Edward Burtynsky

Oil Fields #13, Taft, California

2002
Chromogenic print, mounted.
Image: 101.3 x 126.5 cm (39 7/8 x 49 3/4 in.)
Frame: 133 x 158 cm (52 3/8 x 62 1/4 in.)
Signed in ink, printed title, date and number AP2 on an artist label affixed to the reverse of the mount. One from an edition of 5 + 2 APs.

Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000 

Sold for £6,048

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Photographs

London Auction 20 May 2021