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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 1 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-235191
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Burtynsky, Wushan #1, Yangtze River, China. Phillips, 1 Oct 2019, lot 157. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-235191.
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Edward Burtynsky, Wushan #1, Yangtze River, China. Phillips, 1 Oct 2019, lot 157. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-235191.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Burtynsky | Shipbreaking #24, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000 | $21,420 | Christie's, Feb 2024 | |
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| Edward Burtynsky | Shipbreaking #50, Chittagong, Bangladesh | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Edward Burtynsky | Silver Lake Operations #2, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Edward Burtynsky | Manufacturing #10a & #10b, Cankun Factory, Xiamen City, Chin | Phillips, May 2021 | ||
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| Edward Burtynsky | Stepwell #2, Panna Meena, Amber, Rajasthan, India | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Edward Burtynsky | Iberia Quarries #8, Cochicho Co., Pardais, Portugal | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 |
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