Lot 242 · Photographs
The Absinthe Drinker, after Edgar Degas, from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2011
Vik Muniz · chromogenic print, flush-mounted on aluminum
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 2 October 2019
- Dimensions
- image/sheet/flush mount: 54 x 40 in. (137.2 x 101.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3692752
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vik Muniz, The Absinthe Drinker, after Edgar Degas, from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2011. Christie's, 2 Oct 2019, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3692752.
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Vik Muniz, The Absinthe Drinker, after Edgar Degas, from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2011. Christie's, 2 Oct 2019, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3692752.
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