Lot 34 · Contemporary Photographs
self-portrait (the desperate man), after courbet (from gordian puzzles)
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Photographs, New York · 1 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4856750
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vik Muniz, vik muniz | self-portrait (the desperate man), after courbet (from gordian puzzles). Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2020, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4856750.
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Vik Muniz, vik muniz | self-portrait (the desperate man), after courbet (from gordian puzzles). Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2020, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4856750.
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