Lot 59 · Postwar and Contemporary Photographs
SOCAR Oil Fields #3, Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Postwar and Contemporary Photographs, New York · 28 September 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4595705
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Burtynsky, SOCAR Oil Fields #3, Baku, Azerbaijan. Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2017, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4595705.
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Edward Burtynsky, SOCAR Oil Fields #3, Baku, Azerbaijan. Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2017, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4595705.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 'The Scrabble Game January 1, 1983' | David Hockney | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Sub-Basement of Maximum Security Prison in Moscow | Norman Reedus | $5,000–$7,000 | |
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| Joseph Dlamini (Eye Test), Matsho Tsmombeni Squatter Camp, South Africa | Mikhael Subotzky | $7,000–$10,000 | |
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