Lot 284 · Photographs
Old Factories #1, Fushun Aluminum Smelter, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, China
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 4 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-245203
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Burtynsky, Old Factories #1, Fushun Aluminum Smelter, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, China. Phillips, 4 Oct 2018, lot 284. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-245203.
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Edward Burtynsky, Old Factories #1, Fushun Aluminum Smelter, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, China. Phillips, 4 Oct 2018, lot 284. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-245203.
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|---|---|---|---|
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