Lot 276 · Photographs
E-waste, New Orleans, 2005, from 'Intolerable Beauty'
Chris Jordan · chromogenic print, face-mounted on plexiglass
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 5 April 2013
- Dimensions
- image/face-mount: 44 x 57in. (111.8 x 144.8cm.); artist's original frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4438342
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Chris Jordan, E-waste, New Orleans, 2005, from 'Intolerable Beauty'. Christie's, 5 Apr 2013, lot 276. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4438342.
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Chris Jordan, E-waste, New Orleans, 2005, from 'Intolerable Beauty'. Christie's, 5 Apr 2013, lot 276. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4438342.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bill with Camera, New Orleans, 1987 | W. TOM YOUNG (B. 1924) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Hall of Thirty-three Bays, 1995 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Dutch Details | Edward Ruscha | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Chicago, 1958 | Harry Callahan | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Washington, D.C., 1964 | Ray Metzker | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Venice, Louisiana, 2003, from 'Sleeping by the Mississippi' | Alec Soth | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Jordan | Circuit Boards #2, New Orleans | $5,000 | Phillips, Apr 2013 | |
| Imogen Cunningham | Hen and Chickens | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Edward Weston | Nude (Tina Modotti on the Azotea) | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Imogen Cunningham | Magnolia Bud | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Chris Jordan | Globe in Classroom, Chalmette neighborhood, 2005 | Christie's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Edward Weston | Shell | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2026 | ||
| Edward Weston | 'Shells' | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Chris Jordan | Spools, Seattle | Wright, Jul 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.