# Edward Burtynsky - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T09:53:17.276Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 188
- Lots with prices: 137
- First auction date: 2006-04-24
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-25
- Median realised price: $8,500
- Price range: $70 to $56,700

## Market Takeaway
Edward Burtynsky shows deep auction liquidity with 187 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $8,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-09.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($8,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $5,000 and $14,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 2.9% (4 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 57.7% (79 sales)
- $10,000\+: 39.4% (54 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 11
- Previous 12 months sales: 17
- Recent 12 months median: $5,000
- Previous 12 months median: $10,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-10-09
- Days since latest sale: 132
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Phillips: 53 lots
- Christie's: 48 lots
- Waddington's: 18 lots
- Sotheby's: 10 lots
- Hindman: 9 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 7 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots
- STAIR: 5 lots
- Marques dos Santos: 4 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 3 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-06-24 | Edward Burtynsky \(Canadian, b.1955\) and Melville McLean \(Canadian, b.1952\) Photographs | Leonard Auction | $3,750
2. 2025-03-10 | Edward Burtynsky \(Canadian 1955\). Shipyard \#19, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, 2005/2006. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edward-burtynsky-canadian-1955-shipyard-19-qili-port-zhejiang-province-china-2005-2006-432-c-49a49ad8a3
3. 2023-10-18 | EDWARD BURTYNSKY \(Canada, 1955\-\), "Rock of Ages \#4, Adams\-Pirie Quarry, Barre, Vermont", 1991., Fugi Crystal print, 20" x 24". Framed 33” x 28.5”. | Eldred's | $4,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edward-burtynsky-canada-1955-rock-of-ages-4-adams-pirie-quarry-barre-vermont-1991-fugi-crystal-print-20-x-24-framed-33-x-28-5-9219-c-61a4835963
4. 2022-11-08 | EDWARD BURTYNSKY \(NÉ EN 1955\) Mines \#22, Kennecott Copper Mine, Bingham Val | Christie's | €12,600
5. 2026-01-25 | Edward Burtynsky \(1955\): Six by Six Set Four Volume Two: Monegros, 2012 | Santa Monica Auctions | N/A
6. 2025-10-09 | EDWARD BURTYNSKY \(B. 1955\). Oil Fields \#18, Belridge, California, 2003. sig | Christie's | $7,620
7. 2025-10-09 | EDWARD BURTYNSKY \(B. 1955\). AMARC \#3, Davis\-Monthan SFB, Tucson, Arizona, 2 | Christie's | $9,525
8. 2025-09-11 | With 5 signed photographs | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $550
9. 2025-06-26 | Edward Burtynsky \(b. 1955\), OLD FACTORIES \#4, SHENYANG HEAVY MACHINERY GROUP, TIEXI DISTRICT SHENYANG CITY, LIAONING PROVINCE, CHINA, 2005 | Waddington's | CA$5,000
10. 2025-06-26 | Edward Burtynsky \(b. 1955\), SHIPBREAKING \#1, CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH, 2000 | Waddington's | CA$8,750
11. 2025-05-01 | Edward Burtynsky, Nickel Tailings \#30, Sudbury, Ontario | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $5,000
12. 2025-04-17 | EDWARD BURTYNSKY \(B. 1955\). Rock of Ages \#2, Granite Quarry, Bebee, Québec, | Christie's | $5,670
13. 2025-04-17 | EDWARD BURTYNSKY \(B. 1955\). Oil Spill \#9, Oil Slick at Rip Tide, Gulf of Me | Christie's | $11,340
14. 2025-03-26 | EDWARD BURTYNSKY \(b.1955\) \- Carrara Marble Quarries \#21 | Marques dos Santos | €1,900
15. 2025-02-04 | Edward Burtynsky \(Canadian, b. 1955\) Feng Jie \#6, Yangtze River China 2002 \(from Three Gorges Dam Project\), printed 2003 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $2,250
16. 2025-01-30 | Edward Burtynsky \(b. 1955\), NICKEL TAILINGS \#36, SUDBURY ONTARIO, 1996 | Waddington's | N/A
17. 2024-12-06 | Edward Burtynsky \(AM 1955\-\) Iberia Quarries \#3 Cochico Colorado | Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers | $17,000
18. 2024-12-05 | Edward Burtynsky, Bao Steel \#4, Shanghai, China, 2005 | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | N/A
19. 2024-11-28 | Edward Burtynsky \(b. 1955\), NICKEL TAILINGS \#34, SUDBURY, ONTARIO, 1996 | Waddington's | CA$16,250
20. 2024-11-06 | EDWARD BURTYNSKY \(b.1955\) \- Carrara Marble Quarries \#21 | Marques dos Santos | N/A
21. 2024-10-25 | Edward Burtynsky, Railcuts \#2, C.N. Track, Thompson River, British Columbia, Canada | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $4,800
22. 2024-10-10 | Edward Burtynsky \(b. 1955\), NICKEL TAILINGS \#33, SUDBURY, ONTARIO | Waddington's | CA$10,000
23. 2024-09-26 | Edward Burtynsky \(Canadian, b. 1955\) Feng Jie \#6, Yangtze River China 2002 \(from Three Gorges Dam Project\) | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
24. 2024-09-14 | Edward Burtynsky \(1955\- \), Bonneville \#1, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, 2008 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $6,500

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