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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Online | New York , New York · 6 December 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4796864
- Record
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Vik Muniz, vik muniz | haystack #1. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2019, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4796864.
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Vik Muniz, vik muniz | haystack #1. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2019, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4796864.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Online | New York · Dec 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| jenny holzer | untitled (the living series) | Jenny Holzer | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| james bishop | untitled | James Bishop | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| jenny holzer | untitled (the living series) | Jenny Holzer | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| george kleiman | untitled | George Kleiman | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| claes oldenburg & coosje van bruggen | soft clarinet folded | Claes Oldenburg And Coosje Van Bruggen | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| mel bochner | thank you! | Mel Bochner | $6,000–$8,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vik Muniz | The Origin of the World, after Courbet, from Pictures of Soi | $6,875 | Christie's, Oct 2018 | |
| 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 | Untitled (Nurses)1990 | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | La Dolce Vita, from the Pictures of Chocolate Series | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | Six Colours after Richter | Phillips, Jul 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | L'Origine du Monde after Courbet from Pictures of Soil, 1999 | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Vik Muniz | vik muniz | erotica #4 | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 |
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.