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Vik Muniz
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Vik Muniz
- Equivalents (Piglet; Teapot; Kitty Cloud; The Rower; Dürer's Praying Hands; Snail) [SIX WORKS]
- signed and dated 1993 on a label affixed to the reverse of Piglet
- gelatin silver prints
- Each: 14 by 17 1/8 in. 35.6 by 43.5 cm.
- Executed in 1993, each work is artist's proof number 3 from an edition of 10 plus 5 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Glenstone Museum, Maryland
Christie's, New York, May 9, 2012, lot 569
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Glenstone Museum, Maryland
Christie's, New York, May 9, 2012, lot 569
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Tricia Collins Contemporary Art and Verona, Ponte Pietra Gallery, Equivalents, 1993
New York, International Center for Photography; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Photography and Saratoga Springs, Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Seeing is Believing, 1999-2000, pp. 61-69, illustrated
Santiago de Compostela, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, Vik Muniz, 2003-2004, p. 127 (Kitty Cloud and Rower illustrated and exhibited)
Miami Art Museum, Vik Muniz: Reflex, February - May 2006
Charlottesville, University of Virginia Art Museum, Abstract Photography Selections from Glenstone, September 2009 - January 2010
New York, International Center for Photography; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Photography and Saratoga Springs, Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Seeing is Believing, 1999-2000, pp. 61-69, illustrated
Santiago de Compostela, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, Vik Muniz, 2003-2004, p. 127 (Kitty Cloud and Rower illustrated and exhibited)
Miami Art Museum, Vik Muniz: Reflex, February - May 2006
Charlottesville, University of Virginia Art Museum, Abstract Photography Selections from Glenstone, September 2009 - January 2010
Literature
Germano Celant, Vik Muniz, Milan, 2003, pp. 59, 64-65, 68, 71, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat. Vik Muniz, Rome, 2004, pp. 59-71, illustrated
James Elkins, Vik Muniz: Incomplete Works, Rio de Janeiro, 2004, pp. 117-121, illustrated
Exh. Cat., Santiago de Compostela and traveling, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Vik Muniz, 2004, pp. 107, 127, illustrated in color
Lesley A. Martin, ed., Reflex: A Vik Muniz Primer, New York, 2005, pp. 41-42 (Rower and Dürer's Praying Hands illustrated).
Pedro Corrêa do Lago, ed., Vik Muniz: Obra Completa 1987-2009: Catálogo Raisonné, Rio de Janeiro, 2009, pp. 137-143, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat. Vik Muniz, Rome, 2004, pp. 59-71, illustrated
James Elkins, Vik Muniz: Incomplete Works, Rio de Janeiro, 2004, pp. 117-121, illustrated
Exh. Cat., Santiago de Compostela and traveling, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Vik Muniz, 2004, pp. 107, 127, illustrated in color
Lesley A. Martin, ed., Reflex: A Vik Muniz Primer, New York, 2005, pp. 41-42 (Rower and Dürer's Praying Hands illustrated).
Pedro Corrêa do Lago, ed., Vik Muniz: Obra Completa 1987-2009: Catálogo Raisonné, Rio de Janeiro, 2009, pp. 137-143, illustrated in color
Condition
These works are in excellent condition overall. Each is window mounted and held to the backing board with photo corners. Some of the edges of the photopaper are deckled. Each is 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.
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.