Lot 22 · Postwar and Contemporary Photographs
raft of the medusa (after géricault, from pictures of chocolate)
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Postwar and Contemporary Photographs, New York · 28 September 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4595714
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vik Muniz, raft of the medusa (after géricault, from pictures of chocolate). Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2017, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4595714.
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Vik Muniz, raft of the medusa (after géricault, from pictures of chocolate). Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2017, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4595714.
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From the same sale Postwar and Contemporary Photographs · Sep 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'The Scrabble Game January 1, 1983' | David Hockney | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Sub-Basement of Maximum Security Prison in Moscow | Norman Reedus | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| untitled (from passage) | Shirin Neshat | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'Joey in My Bathtub, Sag Harbor' | Nan Goldin | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Joseph Dlamini (Eye Test), Matsho Tsmombeni Squatter Camp, South Africa | Mikhael Subotzky | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'lake superior, cascade river' | Hiroshi Sugimoto | $15,000–$25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vik Muniz | After Mark Rothko (Pictures of Color), 2001 | $40,000 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | |
| Vik Muniz | Vik Muniz 維克 · 穆尼斯 | Hong Kong Postcard (Postcards From Nowh | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Haystack #3, after Monet (from Pictures of Color) | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Venice (Postcards from Nowhere) | Phillips, Dec 2023 | ||
| Vik Muniz | New York City by Night, After Berenice Abbott from Pictures | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Vik Muniz | La Japoniase, after Claude Monet from Pictures of Pigment | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| 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 |
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.