Lot 23 · Icons: The Art of Appropriation
Mahana No Atua (Day of the Gods), After Gauguin (From Pictures of Pigment)
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- Sotheby's — Icons: The Art of Appropriation, New York · 17 October 2015
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- TB-2026-4404776
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- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Vik Muniz, Mahana No Atua (Day of the Gods), After Gauguin (From Pictures of Pigment). Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2015, lot 23. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4404776.
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Vik Muniz, Mahana No Atua (Day of the Gods), After Gauguin (From Pictures of Pigment). Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2015, lot 23. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4404776.
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From the same sale Icons: The Art of Appropriation · Oct 2015
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