Shipbreaking #13, Chittagong, Bangladesh

2000

Edward Burtynsky

Associated Names
Edward Burtynsky

Artist, Canadian, born 1955

The image shows a view from a low angle across a muddy ground with large, rusted metal ship parts and frameworks. The cloudy sky is softly lit with hues of pale pink and orange. Some rusted ships, large and intact, are silhouetted against the light sky just above the horizon line. The color palette includes earthy browns and grays of the metal and mud, contrasting with the gentle pastel sky colors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 43.6 × 55.88 cm (17 3/16 × 22 in.)
    mount: 66.04 × 76.2 cm (26 × 30 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.53

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, 2004; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in black ink on applied label: Ed Burtynsky; by unknown hand, center in black ink on applied label: 10. SS #10 / Burtynsky - Shipbreaking; lower center printed in black ink on applied Robert Koch Gallery label: ROBERT KOCH GALLERY / 49 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94108 / Edward Burtynsky / Shipbreaking #13, Chittagong, Bangladesh / 2000/2001, chromogenic print / 20 x 24 in. / Printed in a limited edition of 15 plus 2 APs, this is print / #12/15 / signed, titled, dated and editioned verso mount / (EBU03 44); lower center printed in black ink on applied label: Title: Shipbreaking #13 / Chittagong, Bangladesh 2000 12/15 / Original: 4x5 colour negative / Printed: 2001 on Fuji Crystal Archive paper / Image size: 18x22 inches on 26x30 inch substrate / Artist: Edward Burtynsky

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