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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Dance of Death, Online, New York · 23 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-397776
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vik Muniz, '"Vanitas" (Pictures of Soil)'. Bonhams, 23 Oct 2023, lot 17. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-397776.
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Vik Muniz, '"Vanitas" (Pictures of Soil)'. Bonhams, 23 Oct 2023, lot 17. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-397776.
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From the same sale Dance of Death · Oct 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Images (from 'Dressed For Thrills') | Phyllis Galembo | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Skull Walking Cane | Robert Mapplethorpe | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Mors ultlma linea rerum (Death, the Final Boundary of Things) | Unknown Artist | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Vers une Autre Image..., also titled L'Ange et La Mort | Odilon Redon | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| The Face in the Rage of Red 1986 | Jim Dine | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Andy Warhol, New York | Thomas Hoepker | $4,000–$6,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vik Muniz | vik muniz | haystack #1 | $6,875 | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | |
| Vik Muniz | Sunflowers (after Vincent Van Gogh, from Pictures of Color) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Self-Portrait, after Rembrandt (from Pictures of Chocolate) | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Vik Muniz | La Dolce Vita, from the Pictures of Chocolate Series | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Untitled (Nurses)1990 | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Six Colours after Richter | Phillips, Jul 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | vik muniz | erotica #4 | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| Vik Muniz | L'Origine du Monde after Courbet from Pictures of Soil, 1999 | Bonhams, Sep 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.