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Vik Muniz
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Vik Muniz
- Bloody Marilyn
signed on a label affixed to the reverse
- Cibachrome print mounted on aluminum
- 57 by 49 1/4 in. 145 by 125 cm.
- Executed in 2001, this work is number 3 from an edition of 3.
Provenance
Galerie Xippas, Paris
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1999
Exhibited
Rome, MARCO, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma, Vik Muniz, September 2003 - January 2004, pp. 143 and 158, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Literature
James Elkins, Moacir dos Anjos and Shelley Rice, eds., Vik Muniz, Incomplete Works, Rio de Janeiro, 2004, p. 54, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. There are no apparent problems with this work. Framed under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"I choose materials for their specific relation to the subject and for their power to short-circuit the meaning of that same subject. In other words, the material should complete and antagonize the subject simultaneously." - Vik Muniz