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VIK MUNIZ | Saut Dans le Vide, after Yves Klein (from Pictures of Chocolate)
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Vik Muniz
- Saut Dans le Vide, after Yves Klein (from Pictures of Chocolate)
- Each 43 by 54 1/4 in. (109.2 by 137.8 cm.)Overall 95 3/4 by 118 in. (243.2 by 299.7 cm.)
a mural-sized diptych of chromogenic prints, each mounted, framed, one with the photographer's studio label, signed and dated in ink, on the reverse, 1998, artist's proof 2 of 3 (2)
Provenance
Galeria Camargo Vilaça, São Paolo, 1999
Christie's New York, 26 May 2016, Sale 12166, Lot 239
Christie's New York, 26 May 2016, Sale 12166, Lot 239
Literature
Vik Muniz (Paris: Centre national de la photographie, 1999), p. 70
James Elkins, Moacir dos Anjos & Shelley Rice, Vik Muniz: Obra Incompleta (Rio de Janeiro, 2004), pl. 185
Pedro Corrêa do Lago, ed., Vik Muniz, Obra Completa, 1987-2009, Catalogue Raisonné (Rio de Janeiro, 2009), p. 245
James Elkins, Moacir dos Anjos & Shelley Rice, Vik Muniz: Obra Incompleta (Rio de Janeiro, 2004), pl. 185
Pedro Corrêa do Lago, ed., Vik Muniz, Obra Completa, 1987-2009, Catalogue Raisonné (Rio de Janeiro, 2009), p. 245
Condition
While this diptych of chromogenic prints has not been examined out of the frames, it appears to be in overall excellent condition. Upon close examination, small scratches are visible in the left half of the bottom photograph. Each has a Viota Galeria de Arte Enmarcados, San Juan, label on the reverse.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.