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Canadian, b. 1955

Edward Burtynsky

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255results on record
73%sell-through
$10,625median result (USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer)
$100,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 255 recorded results (199 sold · 56 passed) across 14 auction houses, 2002–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$6.9K$14K$21K2002: $23K median, 2 sold2005: $9.4K median, 1 sold2006: $12K median, 4 sold2007: $12K median, 2 sold2008: $8.1K median, 1 sold2009: $5.5K median, 4 sold2010: $15K median, 5 sold2011: $11K median, 4 sold2012: $9.1K median, 4 sold2013: $13K median, 12 sold2014: $12K median, 14 sold2015: $8.1K median, 10 sold2016: $16K median, 9 sold2017: $14K median, 12 sold2018: $21K median, 8 sold2019: $15K median, 7 sold2020: $10K median, 7 sold2021: $10K median, 17 sold2022: $11K median, 8 sold2023: $12K median, 19 sold2024: $10.0K median, 21 sold2025: $7.7K median, 15 sold2026: $4.8K median, 13 sold20022008201420202026

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$11K$97$100K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
photography 73 84% $12,500
painting 18 56% $7,856
prints 9 100% $7,048
sculpture 8 50% $9,812
ceramics & design 7 57% $11,800
other 5 100% $3,826

Medium is recorded for 120 of 255 results (47%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Hiroshi Sugimoto Edward Burtynsky Hiroshi Sugimoto

$9.0K$18K$27K1998: $14K median1999: $8.4K median2000: $9.4K median2001: $14K median2002: $19K median2003: $19K median2004: $25K median2005: $31K median2006: $33K median2007: $30K median2008: $32K median2009: $26K median2010: $28K median2011: $29K median2012: $21K median2013: $24K median2014: $24K median2015: $21K median2016: $21K median2017: $15K median2018: $21K median2019: $17K median2020: $8.9K median2021: $16K median2022: $19K median2023: $20K median2024: $19K median2025: $16K median2026: $5.2K median2002: $23K median2005: $9.4K median2006: $12K median2007: $12K median2008: $8.1K median2009: $5.5K median2010: $15K median2011: $11K median2012: $9.1K median2013: $13K median2014: $12K median2015: $8.1K median2016: $16K median2017: $14K median2018: $21K median2019: $15K median2020: $10K median2021: $10K median2022: $11K median2023: $12K median2024: $10.0K median2025: $7.7K median2026: $4.8K median19982005201220192026
MetricEdward BurtynskyHiroshi Sugimoto
Median result$10,625$20,440
Record price $100,000 $1,888,000
Results on record2551,859
Years active at auction 2002–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Hiroshi SugimotoRobert MapplethorpeIrving PennHenri Cartier-bresson

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

71/ 100
  • Sell-through73%
  • Meets estimate56%
  • Market depth255 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Phillips 95 65% $16,315 —
Sotheby's 60 75% $9,375 0.88×
Christie's 35 91% $15,275 —
Wright 16 88% $6,950 —
Bonhams 17 71% $4,115 0.71×
Heritage Auctions 11 100% $2,125 —
Freeman's | Hindman 7 100% $2,880 0.60×
Rago 4 100% $7,938 —
Lempertz 2 100% $9,981 —
Grisebach 2 — $7,048 —
Marques dos Santos Leilões 4 25% $2,562 —
Chiswick Auctions 1 0% — —
Finarte 1 0% — —
VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG 1 0% — —

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 256 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 56 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2021·12 Colorado River Delta #1, Near San Felipe, Baja, Mexico, 2012 $13,044–$19,566 Sotheby's
2021·11 Thjorsá River #1, Southern Region, Iceland $16,049–$24,073 Phillips
2021·10 Uranium Tailings #12, Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada $15,000–$20,000 Phillips
2021·10 Oil Spill #5, Q4000 Drilling Platform, Gulf of Mexico, June 24 $15,000–$20,000 Phillips
2021·10 Thjorsa River #1, Iceland $15,000–$25,000 Phillips
2021·10 Shipbreaking #2, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000 chromogenic print, printed 2001 $15,000–$25,000 Christie's
2021·10 Super Pit #1, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2021·10 Oil Refineries #22, Saint John, New Brunswick $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2021·10 Railcuts #13, C.N. Track, Thompson River, British Columbia, Canada $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2021·07 Rock of Ages #26, Abandoned Section, E.L. Smith Quarry, Barre, Vermont $4,000–$6,000 Wright
2021·05 Oil Fields #13, Taft, California $8,474–$11,299 Phillips
2021·05 'Shipyard #19, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China', 2005 $9,887–$14,124 Sotheby's
2021·05 Manufacturing #10a & #10b, Cankun Factory, Xiamen City, China $21,186–$28,248 Phillips
2021·05 Oil Fields #3, McKittrick, California $7,062–$9,887 Phillips
2021·04 Three Gorges Dam Project, Wushan #6, Cement Plant, Yangtze River, China Dye coupler, printed 2003 — Heritage Auctions
2021·04 Rock Of Ages #25, Abandoned Section, Adam Pirie Quarry, Barre, Vermont $6,000–$8,000 Phillips
2021·04 Canola Fields, Luoping, Yunnan Province, China $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2021·04 Carrara Marble Quarries #23, Carrara, Italy $5,000–$7,000 Phillips
2021·04 Dam #6, Yangtze River, China $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2020·10 Dryland Farming #7, Monegros County, Aragón, Spain $10,000–$15,000 Phillips
2020·10 'shipyard #19, qili port, zhejiang province, china', 2005 $10,399–$15,598 Sotheby's
2020·10 Rock of Ages #59, Abandoned Section, Adam Pirie Quarry, Barre, Vermont $6,000–$8,000 Phillips
2020·10 SOCAR Oil Fields #3, Baku, Azerbaijan $8,000–$12,000 Phillips
2020·10 The China Recycling #9, Circuit Boards, Guiyu, Guangdong Province, China Digital pigment print, 2007 — Heritage Auctions
2020·09 Manifacturing #11, Youngor Textiles, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005 $7,610–$8,781 Finarte
2020·09 Railcuts #1, C.N. Track, Skihist Provincial Park, British Columbia $7,642–$10,189 Phillips
2020·09 Silver Lake Operations #2, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia $12,737–$19,105 Phillips
2020·09 Silver Lake Operations #12, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia $12,737–$19,105 Phillips
2020·07 Oil Fields #6, McKittrick, California $6,353–$8,894 Phillips
2020·07 Oil Fields #9, McKittrick, California $6,353–$8,894 Phillips
2020·07 Uranium Tailings #12, Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada $15,000–$25,000 Phillips
2020·07 Dryland Farming #13, Monegros County, Aragon, Spain $8,000–$10,000 Phillips
2020·07 „Shipbreaking #29, Chittagong, Bangladesh“. 2001 C-print on Kodak paper $7,893–$10,148 Grisebach
2020·07 „Shipbreaking #33, Chittagong, Bangladesh“. 2001 Dye-coupler print $7,893–$10,148 Grisebach
2019·11 Urban Renewal #5, City Overview, Shanghai, China, 2004 tirage c-print, monté sur support cartonné $8,887–$13,331 Christie's
2019·10 Dryland Farming #7, Monegros County, Aragón, Spain $15,391–$23,087 Phillips
2019·10 Silver Lake Operations #1, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia, 2007 chromogenic print, flush-mounted on board, printed 2008 $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
2019·10 Iberia Quarries #8, Cochicho Co., Pardais, Portugal, 2006 chromogenic print, flush-mounted on board, printed 2007 $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
2019·10 Manufacturing #10a & #10b, Cankun Factory, Xiamen City, China $25,000–$35,000 Phillips
2019·10 Shipyard #1, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China $25,000–$35,000 Phillips
2019·10 Wushan #1, Yangtze River, China $15,000–$25,000 Phillips
2019·10 Old Factories #1, Fushun Aluminum Smelter, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, China $15,000–$25,000 Phillips
2019·10 Manufacturing #17, Deda Chicken Processing Plant, Dehui City, Jilin Province, China $30,000–$50,000 Phillips
2019·04 Shipyard #18, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China $4,000–$6,000 Phillips
2019·03 Shipbreaking #21, Chittagong, Bangladesh $5,000–$7,000 Wright
2018·12 salt pan #25, little rann of kutch, gujarat, india $30,000–$50,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 Rock of Ages #2, Granite Quarry, Bebee Quebec, Canada $6,461–$9,045 Phillips
2018·10 Old Factories #1, Fushun Aluminum Smelter, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, China $10,000–$15,000 Phillips
2018·05 'oil fields no. 19a & 19b', belridge, california, 2003 $10,812–$16,218 Sotheby's
2018·05 Stepwell #4, Sagar Kund Baori, Bundi, Rajasthan, India, 2010 digital chromogenic print, printed 2013, flush-mounted on aluminium $27,029–$40,544 Christie's
2018·05 'railcuts no. 1, c.n. track,' skihist provincial park, british columbia, 2003 $9,460–$13,515 Sotheby's
2018·05 'shipyard #11', qili port, zhejiang province, china, 2005 $16,218–$24,326 Sotheby's
2018·05 Rice Terraces #2, Western Yunnan Province, China $13,515–$20,272 Phillips
2018·04 Manufacturing #18, Cankun Factory, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China, 2005 digital chromogenic print, mounted on board $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
2018·04 Mines #17, Lornex Open Pit Copper Mine, High Valley, British Columbia, 1985 chromogenic print, mounted on board, printed 2004 $12,000–$18,000 Christie's
2018·04 Manufacturing #17, Deda Chicken Processing Plant, Dehui City, Jilin Province, China, 2005 digital chromogenic print, mounted on board $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
2017·10 Three Gorges Dam Project, Wan Zhou #1, Yangtze River, China Dye coupler, 2003 — Heritage Auctions
2017·10 Wushan #5, Yangtze River, China $5,000–$7,000 Phillips
2017·10 Dryland Farming #24, Monegros County, Aragon, Spain $25,000–$35,000 Phillips
2017·10 Dryland Farming #7, Monegros County, Aragon, Spain $15,000–$20,000 Phillips
2017·10 Wushan #3, Yangtze River, China $5,000–$7,000 Phillips
2017·10 Silver Lake Operations #12, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia $15,000–$20,000 Phillips
2017·10 Shipbreaking #10, Chittagong, Bangladesh $3,000–$5,000 Bonhams
2017·09 Iberia Quarries #8, Cochicho Co., Pardais, Portugal $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2017·09 SOCAR Oil Fields #3, Baku, Azerbaijan $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2017·09 Breezewood, Pennsylvania $15,000–$25,000 Sotheby's
2017·05 Three Gorges Dam Project, Wan Zhou #1, Yangtze River, China C-print on Kodak Supra Endura paper, printed 2003 — Heritage Auctions
2017·05 Shipyard #5 Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China $12,965–$19,448 Phillips
2017·04 Oxford Tire Pile #9a & #9b, Westley, California, 1999 2 digital chromogenic prints, mounted together on board $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
2016·11 Oil Fields #19a & #19b, Belridge, California $18,719–$24,959 Phillips
2016·11 Xiaolangdi Dam #3, Yellow River, Henan Province, China $18,719–$24,959 Phillips
2016·10 Oil Refineries #23, Oakville, Ontario $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2016·10 AMARC #5, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tuscon Arizona $15,000–$20,000 Phillips
2016·10 Pivot Irrigation #1, High Plains, Texas Panhandle, USA $30,000–$50,000 Phillips
2016·07 Ferrous Bushling #7, Hamilton, Ontario $6,000–$9,000 Sotheby's
2016·05 Oil fields #13, Taft, California, 2002 chromogenic print, mounted on board $8,741–$11,655 Christie's
2016·05 'Shipyard #15, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China', 2005 $10,234–$14,620 Sotheby's
2016·05 Manufacturing #10a & #10b, Cankun Factory, Xiamen City, China $21,835–$36,391 Phillips
2016·04 Oxford Tire Pile #9a and #9b, Westley, California $14,274–$21,410 Phillips
2016·04 Oil Fields #1, Belridge, California $8,000–$12,000 Phillips
2016·02 China Recycling #9, Circuit Boards, Guiyu, Guandong Province, China $3,000–$5,000 Phillips
2015·11 Shipyard #18, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China $12,111–$18,166 Phillips
2015·10 Manufacturing #17, Deda Chicken Processing Plant, Dehui City, Jilin Province, China $25,000–$35,000 Phillips
2015·10 Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China $5,000–$7,000 Phillips
2015·09 Mines #13, Inco-Abandoned Mine Shaft, Cream Hill Mine, Sudbury, Ontario $4,000–$5,000 Wright
2015·09 Shipbreaking #50 Chittagong, Bangladesh $10,000–$15,000 Wright
2015·09 Shipbreaking #10 Chittagong, Bangladesh $4,000–$6,000 Wright
2015·09 Shipbreaking #45, Chittagong, Bangladesh $7,000–$9,000 Wright
2015·07 'shipbreaking #50, chittagong, bangladesh' $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2015·04 Oil Refineries #15, St. John, New Brunswick $8,000–$12,000 Phillips
2015·03 Mines #13, inco-abandoned mine shaft, Cream Hill mine, Sudbury, Ontario $3,000–$5,000 Phillips
2014·11 Shipbreaking #38, Chittagong, Bangladesh $9,393–$12,523 Phillips
2014·11 Oil fields #13, Taft, California, 2002 tirage chromogénique monté sur carton plume $8,705–$11,192 Unsold listing Christie's
2014·11 Shipyard #18, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005 $8,705–$11,192 Christie's
2014·11 'shipbreaking #1, chittagong, bangladesh', 2000 $9,949–$14,923 Sotheby's
2014·11 'xiaolangdi dam #4, yellow river, henan province, china', 2011 $37,308–$62,180 Sotheby's
2014·10 Nickel Tailings #34 and #35, Sudbury, Ontario $40,000–$60,000 Phillips
2014·09 Shipyard #5 Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2004 chromogenic print, printed 2006 $8,000–$12,000 Christie's
2014·09 Railcuts #4, C.N. Track, Thompson River, British Columbia $15,000–$20,000 Wright
2014·09 Vermont Marble Company #52, Rochester, VT $15,000–$20,000 Wright

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