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Vik Muniz
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Vik Muniz
- Brando (Pictures of Chocolate)
- signed, titled, dated 1999 and numbered 2/3 on a label affixed to the reverse
Cibachrome print
- Sheet: 49 3/4 by 39 1/2 in. 126.5 by 100.4 cm.
- Image: 40 by 30 in. 101.6 by 76.2 cm.
- Executed in 1999, this work is number 2 from an edition of 3 plus 3 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Brent Sikkema Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in April 2000
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Xippas, Vik Muniz: After Warhol, November - January 2000, n.p., illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Milan, MARCO, Vik Muniz, September 2003 - January 2004, p. 115, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Milan, MARCO, Vik Muniz, September 2003 - January 2004, p. 115, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Literature
James Elkins, Moacir Dos Anjos and Shelley Rice, Vik Muniz: Incomplete Works, Rio de Janeiro 2004, p. 30, illustrated
Pedro Corrêa do Lago, ed., Vik Muniz: Obra Completa, 1987-2009 Catálogo Raisonné, Rio de Janeiro, 2009, p. 315, illustrated in color
Pedro Corrêa do Lago, ed., Vik Muniz: Obra Completa, 1987-2009 Catálogo Raisonné, Rio de Janeiro, 2009, p. 315, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The surface is clean and fresh. There are no apparent condition problems with this work. Framed under glass.
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.
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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.