Edward Burtynsky - Photographs New York Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco

  • Artist Biography

    Edward Burtynsky

    Canadian • 1955

    Universally termed 'industrial landscapes', Edward Burtynsky's photographs are rooted in the complex, symbiotic and, at times, destructive relationship we have with the earth. In depicting his subjects, Burtynsky balances an exacting, documentarian objectivity with a breathtakingly finessed beauty. His oversized works, whose subjects include quarries in Vermont, shipyards in China and oil refineries in Canada, have a sense of grandiosity and monumentality. There is an initial visual appeal of vibrant colors, details and scale; however, on closer inspection, the environmental dilemma unfolds. They are introspective and meditative, capturing a 'contemplative moment' where landscapes provide visual and emotional resonance.

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Mines #13, Inco-Abandoned Mine Shaft, Crean Hill Mine, Sudbury, Ontario

1984
Chromogenic print.
27 x 34 in. (68.6 x 86.4 cm)
Overall 35 x 42 1/8 in. (88.9 x 107 cm)

Signed in ink, printed title, date, and number 9/10 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount.

Estimate
$6,000 - 8,000 

Contact Specialist

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Photographs

New York Auction 12 October 2022