Vik Muniz (NÉ EN 1961) , 11,000 Yards (The Helmigham Dell, After John Constable) (series of thread pictures)

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10 June 2004

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Lot 93

Vik Muniz (NÉ EN 1961)

11,000 Yards (The Helmigham Dell, After John Constable) (series of thread pictures)

Price realised

EUR 6,931

Estimate

EUR 4,800 - EUR 6,500

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Vik Muniz (NÉ EN 1961)
11,000 Yards (The Helmigham Dell, After John Constable) (series of thread pictures)
tirage gélatino-argentique
51 x 61 cm. (20 x 24 in.)
Exécuté en 1999
Cette photo est le numéro 6 d'une édition de 6 exemplaires.

Provenance

Camargo Vilaça, São Paulo
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

J. Elkins, M. dos Anjos, S. Rice, Obra incompleta Vik Muñiz/Incomplete Works, Editions Biblioteca Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 2004, p. 154

Exhibited

Paris, Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Vik Muniz, 19 novembre - 23 décembre 1999
Paris, Centre National de la Photographie, Vik Muniz, 17 novembre 1999 - 10 janvier 2000
Paris, Galerie Xippas, Vik Muniz, 20 novembre - 15 janvier 2000

Lot Essay

Vik Muniz (B. 1961)
11,000 Yards, (The Helmigham Dell, After John Constable) (series of thread pictures)
photoghaph
20 x 24 in. (51 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1999
Edition 6/6

Other information

Special Notice

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Lot 93

Vik Muniz (NÉ EN 1961)

11,000 Yards (The Helmigham Dell, After John Constable) (series of thread pictures)

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