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Lot 249 · Photographs

The White Iris, after Edward Weston, 2012; The Daybooks of Edward Weston: Volume 1, Mexico, 1973

Vik Muniz · digital gelatin silver print, accompanied by book encased in glass vitrine

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Estimate
$12,000–$18,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Photographs, New York · 2 October 2019
Dimensions
image/sheet: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.9 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3692756
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vik Muniz, The White Iris, after Edward Weston, 2012; The Daybooks of Edward Weston: Volume 1, Mexico, 1973. Christie's, 2 Oct 2019, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3692756.

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Vik Muniz, The White Iris, after Edward Weston, 2012; The Daybooks of Edward Weston: Volume 1, Mexico, 1973. Christie's, 2 Oct 2019, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3692756.

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