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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $12,965–$19,448
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 17 May 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-251167
- Record
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Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #5 Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China. Phillips, 17 May 2017, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-251167.
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Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #5 Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China. Phillips, 17 May 2017, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-251167.
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|---|---|---|---|
| City 2/60 (Berlin) | Frank Thiel | £8,000–£12,000 | |
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| Sophia Loren, Hair by Ara Gallant, New York studio, October | Richard Avedon | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August | Richard Avedon | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans | Walker Evans | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Untitled | William Eggleston | £60,000–£80,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Burtynsky | Xiaolangdi Dam #4, Yellow River, Henan Province, China | $16,380 | Phillips, Apr 2022 | |
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| Edward Burtynsky | Silver Lake Operations #12, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia | Phillips, Oct 2017 | ||
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| Edward Burtynsky | Shipbreaking #24, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000 | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
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| Edward Burtynsky | Colorado River Delta #1, Near San Felipe, Baja, Mexico, 2012 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Edward Burtynsky | Shipbreaking #50, Chittagong, Bangladesh | Phillips, Oct 2023 |
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