What is a Edward Burtynsky photograph worth?
b. 1955 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 105 works by Edward Burtynsky with a published auction price sold between $6,875Sign up free to see and $18,750Sign up free to see, and the median is $10,625Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $10,400Sign up free to see across 95 sales. In the last five years the median was $9,981Sign up free to see across 38 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Edward Burtynsky prices by medium
- Auction results
- 137
- Sold rate
- 77%
- Active at auction
- 2005–2026
- Median price
- $10.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $100kSign up free to see Nickel Tailings #34 and #35, Sudbury, Ontario, Phillips, Oct 2014
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 95 | $6.4k–$18.4kSign up free to see | $10.4kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 8 | $7.4k–$42.2kSign up free to see | $13.4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (93), Wright (13), Levis Fine Art Auctions (10)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 17 | $1.4k–$6.9kSign up free to see | $5.1kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 55 | $7.1k–$17.8kSign up free to see | $10.6kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 27 | $14.4k–$30.2kSign up free to see | $19.1kSign up free to see |
Recent Edward Burtynsky sales
- Shipbreaking #10" and "Pentimento, Archival chromogenic print and photography book — $600Sign up free to see, Barridoff Auctions, Aug 22, 2026
- Dryland Farming #31, Monegros County, Aragon, Spain, digital C-print mounted to Gatorboard — $11,305Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 5, 2026
- Dam #6, Yangtze River, China, Chromogenic print — $9,675Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Ölfusá River #1, Iceland, Chromogenic print, printed 2013 — $38,700Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Uranium Tailings #12, Elliot Lake, Ontario, Chromogenic print, printed 2002, mounted — $9,030Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Three Gorges Dam Project, Dam #1, Yangtze River, China, Inkjet print — $768Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- Nickel Tailings #32, Sudbury, Ontario, C-print mounted to foamcore — $9,525Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Feb 12, 2026
- Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China, C-print — $19,050Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jan 29, 2026
Questions about Edward Burtynsky prices
What is a Edward Burtynsky photograph worth?
Based on 105 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Edward Burtynsky have sold for a median of $10,625, and half of them sold between $6,875 and $18,750. For photographs alone the median is $10,400 (95 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Edward Burtynsky sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $100,000 for “Nickel Tailings #34 and #35, Sudbury, Ontario” at Phillips in October 2014.
Which Edward Burtynsky medium sells for the most?
By median price, prints lead with $13,438 (8 sales).
How often do Edward Burtynsky works sell at auction?
77% of the 137 lots recorded between 2005 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Edward Burtynsky photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 137 auction results for Edward Burtynsky between 2005 and 2026, and 105 of them sold (77%).
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