Lot 299 · Photographs
The Origin of the World, after Courbet, from Pictures of Soil , 1999
Vik Muniz · gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 5 October 2018
- Dimensions
- image: 18 1/8 x 23 in. (45.6 x 58.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3795113
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vik Muniz, The Origin of the World, after Courbet, from Pictures of Soil , 1999. Christie's, 5 Oct 2018, lot 299. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3795113.
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Vik Muniz, The Origin of the World, after Courbet, from Pictures of Soil , 1999. Christie's, 5 Oct 2018, lot 299. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3795113.
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