Edward Burtynsky - Photographs London Friday, October 25, 2019 | Phillips

Photographs

London Auction 25 October 2019

  • Provenance

    Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York

  • 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

Dryland Farming #7, Monegros County, Aragón, Spain

2010
Chromogenic print, flush-mounted.
Image: 99.1 x 132.1 cm (39 x 52 in.)
Frame: 104.1 x 137.2 cm (41 x 54 in.)
Signed in ink, printed credit, title, date, number 2/9 and artist's monogram on a label affixed to the reverse of the flush-mount.

Estimate
£12,000 - 18,000 ‡

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Photographs

London Auction 25 October 2019