Lot 269 · Photographs Including Property Sold to Benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation
The Bearer (Irma), from Pictures of Garbage , 2008
Vik Muniz · digital chromogenic print, flush–mounted on board
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs Including Property Sold to Benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation, New York · 6 April 2017
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 52 x 40 in. (132.1 x 101.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3946187
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vik Muniz, The Bearer (Irma), from Pictures of Garbage , 2008. Christie's, 6 Apr 2017, lot 269. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3946187.
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Vik Muniz, The Bearer (Irma), from Pictures of Garbage , 2008. Christie's, 6 Apr 2017, lot 269. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3946187.
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