Lot 55 · Latin American Art
Prototype for Viagem ao centro do céu e da terra
Cildo Meireles · Corten steel
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 12 March 2024
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Latin American Art , New York · 12 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3276387
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cildo Meireles, Prototype for Viagem ao centro do céu e da terra. Christie's, 12 Mar 2024, lot 55. estimate $30,000–$50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3276387.
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89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Cildo Meireles, Prototype for Viagem ao centro do céu e da terra. Christie's, 12 Mar 2024, lot 55. estimate $30,000–$50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3276387.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgen de Guadalupe | JUAN CARLOS DE MEDINA (ACTIVE EARLY TO MID-18TH CENTURY) | $150,000–$250,000 | upcoming |
| Death with Worldly Vanities | ANONYMOUS (SPANISH OR MEXICAN, 18TH CENTURY) | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| The Last Judgement | SCHOOL OF DIEGO QUISPE TITO (CUZCO SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY) | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Corridor in the Forest Region of La Loma (The Border Between Colombia… | ARIAMNA CONTINO (b. 1984) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| El baño | Fernando Botero | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Man with Dog | Fernando Botero | $50,000–$70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cildo Meireles | Interções em Circuitos Ideolõgicos: Projeto Coca-Cola | $42,978 | Phillips, Oct 2019 | |
| Cildo Meireles | Fontes | Phillips, Apr 2019 | ||
| Cildo Meireles | Metros | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Cildo Meireles | Fontes | Christie's, Mar 2015 | ||
| Cildo Meireles | metros [seven works] | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Cildo Meireles | INSERÇÕES EM IDEOLÕGICOS: Projeto Coca-Cola (Insertions into | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Cildo Meireles | Mètres (Sources) | Phillips, Jul 2023 | ||
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