Lot 458 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Catherine Deneuve (Pictures of Diamonds)
Vik Muniz · chromogenic print mounted on aluminum
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 20 July 2017
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 20 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 59 x 47 ¼ in. (150 x 120 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3905401
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vik Muniz, Catherine Deneuve (Pictures of Diamonds). Christie's, 20 Jul 2017, lot 458. estimate $40,000–$60,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3905401.
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86% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 86%, 80% sold.
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Vik Muniz, Catherine Deneuve (Pictures of Diamonds). Christie's, 20 Jul 2017, lot 458. estimate $40,000–$60,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3905401.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vik Muniz | New York City by Night, After Berenice Abbott from Pictures | $50,800 | Phillips, Apr 2024 | |
| Vik Muniz | Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl, after James Whist | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Vik Muniz | No 46 (Red, Ochre, Black on Red), after Rothko from Pictures | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Selva a partir de Johann Moritz Rugendas (Jungle, after J.M. | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Wheat Field with Cypresses, after Van Gogh from the series P | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Vik Muniz 維克 · 穆尼斯 | Hong Kong Postcard (Postcards From Nowh | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Convergence: Number 10, after Jackson Pollock (from Pictures | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Milan (Last Supper), After Andy Warhol (Picture of Chocolate | Phillips, Oct 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.