Lot 93 · Photographs
Oil fields #13, Taft, California, 2002
Edward Burtynsky · chromogenic print, mounted on board
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,741–$11,655
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London · 20 May 2016
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4032388
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Burtynsky, Oil fields #13, Taft, California, 2002. Christie's, 20 May 2016, lot 93. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032388.
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Edward Burtynsky, Oil fields #13, Taft, California, 2002. Christie's, 20 May 2016, lot 93. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032388.
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