Lot 136 · Photographs
Shipyard #5 Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2004
Edward Burtynsky · chromogenic print, printed 2006
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 29 September 2014
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 26¾ x 34in. (68 x 86cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4242029
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #5 Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2004. Christie's, 29 Sep 2014, lot 136. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4242029.
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Edward Burtynsky, Shipyard #5 Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2004. Christie's, 29 Sep 2014, lot 136. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4242029.
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