Lot 430 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session
The Best of LIFE - Portfolio Individual Titles: Memory Rendering of 3-D Screening; Memory Rendering of John Lennon in Manhattan; Memory Rendering of Kiss at Times Square; Memory Rendering of Trang Bang; Memory Rendering of Flag Raising at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima; Memory Rendering of Saigon Execution of a Vietcong Suspect; Memory Rendering of Kent State Shooting; Memory Rendering of Man On The Moon; Memory Rendering of Man Stopping Tank In Beijing; Memory Rendering of John John Saluting
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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session, New York · 15 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-237543
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Vik Muniz, The Best of LIFE - Portfolio Individual Titles: Memory Rendering of 3-D Screening; Memory Rendering of John Lennon in Manhattan; Memory Rendering of Kiss at Times Square; Memory Rendering of Trang Bang; Memory Rendering of Flag Raising at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima; Memory Rendering of Saigon Execution of a Vietcong Suspect; Memory Rendering of Kent State Shooting; Memory Rendering of Man On The Moon; Memory Rendering of Man Stopping Tank In Beijing; Memory Rendering of John John Saluting. Phillips, 15 May 2019, lot 430. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-237543.
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Vik Muniz, The Best of LIFE - Portfolio Individual Titles: Memory Rendering of 3-D Screening; Memory Rendering of John Lennon in Manhattan; Memory Rendering of Kiss at Times Square; Memory Rendering of Trang Bang; Memory Rendering of Flag Raising at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima; Memory Rendering of Saigon Execution of a Vietcong Suspect; Memory Rendering of Kent State Shooting; Memory Rendering of Man On The Moon; Memory Rendering of Man Stopping Tank In Beijing; Memory Rendering of John John Saluting. Phillips, 15 May 2019, lot 430. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-237543.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Lamar Peterson | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Untitled | Christopher Wood | $120,000–$180,000 | |
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