Sold for $13,860

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Lot Description

Vik Muniz
(born 1961)
Madalena, from the series "Aftermath," 1998

Dye-bleach print, signed and numbered '6/10' in ink on the label affixed on the frame backing.

image/ mount: 60 5/8 x 48 1/8in. (154.6 x 122.3cm.)

Property from a Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia

Provenance:
With Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paolo, Brasil;
with Sikkema, Jenkins & Co., New York

Literature:
Muniz et al, Vik Muniz: Obra Incompleta, Ministério da Cultura, Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 2004, p. 175

Muniz's series Aftermath features images of street children in Brazil whom Muniz first photographed in the style of their favorite subject from art history books. Using a light box, Muniz then carefully reconstructed these portraits with rubbish found on the streets of Rio after Carnivale and photographed the result.

Condition Report

Subtly colored and oversized print, mounted. Examined in frame and appears in excellent condition.
Sold framed: 62 7/8 x 52 1/4in. (159.7 x 132.7cm.)

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