large-format chromogenic print, mounted, mounted again to foamcore, framed, a title/edition label, signed in ink, on the reverse, 1991, printed in 2001, no. 1 in an edition of 7 (Quarries, p. 69)

Although this print has not been examined out of its frame, it appears to be in generally excellent condition. This photograph is not mounted to foamcore, as stated in the catalogue. It is instead mounted to Gatorfoam, a far sturdier material, and Burtynsky's preferred mounting board. There is a Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, label on the reverse of the frame.
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