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Vik Muniz
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Vik Muniz
- 'HANDS - PICTURE OF SOIL'
- Gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated, and editioned 'AP' in pencil on the reverse, framed, the Buhl Collection label on the reverse, 1997
Provenance
Wooster Gardens, New York, 1998
Exhibited
West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, A Show of Hands: Photographs and Sculpture from the Buhl Collection, January - March 2008
Seoul, South Korea, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Asian tour), March - May 2009, and 2 other Asian venues through 2011 (see Appendix 1)
Seoul, South Korea, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Asian tour), March - May 2009, and 2 other Asian venues through 2011 (see Appendix 1)
Literature
Vik Muniz: Seeing is Believing (New York, 1998), p. 139
Condition
This photograph, on glossy, double-weight paper with a textured surface, is in generally excellent condition. The upper and lower margins are somewhat rippled. In high raking light, the following are visible: a faint 1/4-inch horizontal impression in the upper left quadrant; a faint one-inch diagonal impression in the lower left quadrant; and impressions in the upper portion of the image from the photographer's writing on the reverse of the print.
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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.