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Edward Burtynsky: career timeline

Canadian · b. 1955 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 123 of 137 lots (90% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Edward Burtynsky: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1980s54$5.5kSign upPhotograph
1990s2521$12.6kSign upPhotograph
2000s6649$10.6kSign upPhotograph
2010s2418$27.8kSign upPhotograph

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Enter what you know about a work by Edward Burtynsky to see the closest recorded works from the same period, with their auction results. These are past records only, not a valuation: condition, authenticity, provenance and the market all change what a work brings. For an auction estimate of your work, get a free auction estimate.

1980s 5 works

Sold
4 of 5
Median
$5.5kSign up
Average
$6.4kSign up
Typical size
27 × 34 in (69 × 86 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (5)
Subjects
Landscapes (3), Rivers & marshes (1)

1990s 25 works

Sold
21 of 25
Median
$12.6kSign up
Average
$17.1kSign up
Typical size
35.5 × 49 in (90 × 124 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (22), Print (other) (2), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (3)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 66 works

Sold
49 of 66
Median
$10.6kSign up
Average
$14.8kSign up
Typical size
39 × 47.5 in (99 × 121 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (60), Print (other) (6)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (14), Harbours & ports (9), Landscapes (8)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 42 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 24 works

Sold
18 of 24
Median
$27.8kSign up
Average
$27.1kSign up
Typical size
39 × 52 in (99 × 132 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (24)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (7), Landscapes (1), Sea & coast (1)
Show 12 more (2010s)

Creation date not recorded

14 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 7 works

Sold
7 of 7
Median
$5.9kSign up
Average
$5.6kSign up
Typical size
24 × 28 in (61 × 71 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (6), Other (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (2)
Show 1 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works

Sold
6 of 7
Median
$7.9kSign up
Average
$7.1kSign up
Typical size
38 × 49 in (96 × 124 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (7)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (1)
Show 1 more (2020s)

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Edward Burtynsky auction results →