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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07995 · 13 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3047322
- Record
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Vik Muniz, Clown Skull. Sotheby's, 13 May 2004, lot 417. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3047322.
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Vik Muniz, Clown Skull. Sotheby's, 13 May 2004, lot 417. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3047322.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07995 · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (S64) | Christopher Wood | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Untitled | Keith Haring | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled (Reclining Nude) | John Currin | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Double Sided Drawing of Cake Slices | Wayne Thiebaud | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Elegy for the Spanish Republic, XXX | Robert Motherwell | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Elements | Alexander Calder | $50,000–$70,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vik Muniz | White Rose (from the Monad Series) | $17,967 | Christie's, Mar 2023 | |
| Vik Muniz | Bee | SBI Art Auction, May 2024 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Grace Kelly (from pictures of Diamonds), 2004 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Flowers, after Warhol (6) | Wright, Oct 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Pierrot Running, after Nadar and Adrien Tournachon (Rebus) 2 | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Seated Black Woman, after Felix Vallotton (From Pictures of | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Descent from the Cross (After Caravaggio) 2000 | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Vik Muniz | James Brown, Pantheon (Pictures of Ink) | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 |
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