Lot 197 · The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation
Wushan #5, Yangtze River, China
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, New York · 3 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-254228
- Record
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Edward Burtynsky, Wushan #5, Yangtze River, China. Phillips, 3 Oct 2017, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-254228.
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Edward Burtynsky, Wushan #5, Yangtze River, China. Phillips, 3 Oct 2017, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-254228.
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