Live Auction 12159Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Sale
Vik Muniz (b. 1961)
Lot 413

Vik Muniz (b. 1961)

Waterlilies, After Monet (Pictures of Magazines)

Closed16 November 2016

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USD 81,250

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Vik Muniz (b. 1961)
Waterlilies, After Monet (Pictures of Magazines)
signed and dated 'Vik Muniz 2005' (on paper label affixed to the reverse of the first element)
triptych--digital chromogenic prints
each: 55 1/2 x 114 1/2 in. (140.9 x 290.8 cm.)
Executed in 2005. This work is number four from an edition six plus four artist's proofs.

Brent Sikkema Gallery, New York
Private collection, Las Vegas
Anon. sale; Christie’s, New York, 13 November 2013, lot 574
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Specialist note

“As an artist, I must constantly remind myself of my role in the culture in which I live. It is easy to lose focus when trying to be both powerless and important at once. …We must continue to learn from history’s lessons in order to be able to change it.” – Vik Muniz