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Edward Burtynsky — Oil Fields #19a & #19b, Belridge, California (diptych)
Edward Burtynsky

Oil Fields #19a & #19b, Belridge, California (diptych)

This diptych by Edward Burtynsky documents oil fields in Belridge, California, revealing the massive environmental impact of industrial resource extraction. The work is part of Burtynsky's larger project examining humanity's transformation of the landscape.

Medium
OIL FIELDS #19A & #19B, BELRIDGE, CALIFORNIA (DIPTYCH)

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April 5, 2019

Estimate: $8,000$12,000

Lot 111

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Edward Burtynsky, Oil Fields #19a & #19b, Belridge, California (diptych)

This diptych by Edward Burtynsky documents oil fields in Belridge, California, revealing the massive environmental impact of industrial resource extraction. The work is part of Burtynsky's larger project examining humanity's transformation of the landscape.

Medium
OIL FIELDS #19A & #19B, BELRIDGE, CALIFORNIA (DIPTYCH)
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Industrial, Photography, Environmental, Aerial, Landscape, Diptych, Resource Extraction

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