Lot 60 · Unbound: Online Auction
The Origin of the World, after Courbet (from Pictures of Soil)
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Unbound: Online Auction, New York · 9 April 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-238625
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-238625 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-238625
Vik Muniz, The Origin of the World, after Courbet (from Pictures of Soil). Phillips, 9 Apr 2019, lot 60. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-238625.
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Vik Muniz, The Origin of the World, after Courbet (from Pictures of Soil). Phillips, 9 Apr 2019, lot 60. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-238625.
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