Vik Muniz Photographs: Auction Prices

b. 1961

ArtSell has recorded 359 auction results for Vik Muniz photographs between 2009 and 2026, and 242 of them sold (67%). The median price realised is $32kSign up free to see across 241 priced sales; the middle half sold for $18.1kSign up free to see–$53kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $245kSign up free to see for Marilyn Monroe (from Pictures of Diamond Dust) at Phillips in November 2015. Most results come from Phillips (308), Bolsa de Arte (15) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (11).

Price chart & statistics for Vik Muniz →

All photographs results

1. 
   New York City by Night, After Berenice Abbott from Pictures of Diamonds, 2004

   Photograph · ed. 5/10

   60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 5, 2024 · Lot 254
   $50,800≈ £40,193≈ €46,859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $35,000–45,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   Burning Standard, after Ed Ruscha from Pictures of Cars, 2008

   Photograph · ed. 6/6

   36 1/2 x 67 1/2 in. (92.7 x 171.5 cm) Overall 38 3/4 x 69 3/4 in. (98.4 x 177.2 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 5, 2024 · Lot 218
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Dallas Mill, Huntsville: 1910 After Lewis Hine Pictures of Paper, 2008

   Photograph · ed. 6/10

   47 1/2 x 68 1/2 in. (120.7 x 174 cm) Overall 51 1/2 x 72 1/2 in. (130.8 x 184.2 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 4, 2024 · Lot 126
   $27,940≈ £22,087≈ €25,746Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   Cairo, Egypt, 2015

   Photograph · ed. 51/70

   Tamaño de la imagen: 15.5 x 24 cm

   Bogotá Auctions · Feb 29, 2024 · Lot 74
   COP 2,500,000HammerSign up free to seeEst. COP 2,000,000–4,000,000View at Bogotá Auctions ↗
5. 
   NOSSA SENHORA DAS GRAÇAS. - DA SÉRIE “PICTURE OF JUNK”

   Photograph

   132 X 102 CM

   Bolsa de Arte · Dec 19, 2023 · Lot 67
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. R$100,000–120,000View at Bolsa de Arte ↗
6. 
   17,500 Yards (Landscape Without an Angel, After Hagar and the Angel by Claude Lorrain) from the series Pictures of Thread, 1997

   Photograph · ed. AP

   image 23 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (59.4 x 49.5 cm) sheet 23 3/4 x 20 in. (60.3 x 50.8 cm)

   Phillips · Dec 7, 2023 · Lot 148
   $2,413≈ £1,921≈ €2,240Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Venice (Postcards from Nowhere), 2014

   Photograph · ed. AP

   180.3 x 284.5 cm (70 7/8 x 112 in.)

   Phillips · Dec 6, 2023 · Lot 86
   £25,400≈ $31,979≈ €29,670Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Atlas, after Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino), 2007

   Photograph · ed. AP

   222.9 x 180.3 cm (87 3/4 x 70 7/8 in.)

   Phillips · Dec 6, 2023 · Lot 85
   £12,700≈ $15,989≈ €14,835Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
9. 
   Laughter (Girl with Skull) after Frantisek Drtikol, 1997

   Photograph

   46x58 cm

   Farsettiarte · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 307
   Result not publishedEst. €3,000–5,000View at Farsettiarte ↗
10. 
    Don Quixote in his Study, After William Lake Price, 2004

    Photograph · ed. 3/6

    127 x 101.5 cm (50 x 39 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 23, 2023 · Lot 89
    £6,985≈ $8,757≈ €8,034Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    La Bacchante, after Gustave Courbet from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2011

    Photograph · ed. 6/6

    101 x 123 cm (39 3/4 x 48 3/8 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 23
    £15,240≈ $19,119≈ €17,452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
12. 
    Catherine Deneuve (Diamond Divas), 2004

    Photograph · ed. 3/10

    59 x 47 1/4 in. (150 x 120 cm)

    Phillips · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 405
    $22,860≈ £18,339≈ €21,034Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
13. 
    '"Vanitas" (Pictures of Soil)', 1998

    Photograph · ed. 4/10

    18 3/8 x 22 1/4 in. (46.7 x 56.5 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 1, 2023 · Lot 17
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Prometheo, after Titian from Pictures of Junk, 2005

    Photograph

    83 1/8 x 71 1/8 in. (211.1 x 180.7 cm) Overall 86 5/8 x 75 5/8 in. (220 x 192.1 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 11, 2023 · Lot 251
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
15. 
    Grey Marilyn from Pictures of Diamond Dust, 2003

    Photograph · ed. 2/5

    55 x 48 1/2 in. (139.7 x 123.2 cm) Overall 59 x 52 1/2 in. (149.9 x 133.4 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 11, 2023 · Lot 250
    $48,260≈ £39,261≈ €45,511Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $35,000–45,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, after Edouard Manet from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2012

    Photograph · ed. 1/6

    70 x 97 1/4 in. (177.8 x 247 cm) Overall 74 1/2 x 101 5/8 in. (189.2 x 258.1 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 11, 2023 · Lot 225
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    Bather (from Pictures of Soil), 1998

    Photograph

    54 1/2 x 43 1/2 in.

    Bonhams · Sep 15, 2023 · Lot 2039
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
18. 
    Viewing from Hiroshima, Japan (from Pictures of Air), 2001

    Photograph

    sheet: 64 1/4 x 49 1/4 in. (163 x 125 cm.)

    Bonhams · Sep 13, 2023 · Lot 19
    $12,800≈ £10,267≈ €11,926Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
19. 
    Mill in Sunlight, After Piet Mondrian from the series Pictures of Pigment, 2006

    Photograph · ed. 3/6

    53 3/8 x 39 1/4 in. (135.6 x 99.7 cm)

    Phillips · Jul 17, 2023 · Lot 103
    $16,510≈ £12,625≈ €14,702Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
20. 
    The Poppy Field at Argenteuil, after Claude Monet from Pictures of Pigment, 2005

    Photograph · ed. 2/6

    Image: 178.4 x 237.8 cm (70 1/4 x 93 5/8 in.) Frame: 190.2 x 249.6 cm (74 7/8 x 98 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2023 · Lot 76
    £22,860≈ $28,452≈ €26,325Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    Flowers in a Blue and White Vase, After Chardin (from Pictures of Magazines ), 2005

    Photograph · ed. 2/6

    50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm)

    Phillips · May 16, 2023 · Lot 463
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    Action Photo, After Hans Namuth from Pictures of Chocolate, 1997

    Photograph · ed. AP

    39 x 31 1/2 in. (99.1 x 80 cm) Overall 43 x 35 1/2 in. (109.2 x 90.2 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 295
    $55,880≈ £44,768≈ €51,261Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    After Gerhard Richter from Pictures of Color, 2001

    Photograph · ed. AP

    72 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm) Overall 76 x 52 in. (193 x 132.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 294
    $27,940≈ £22,384≈ €25,631Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
24. 
    Mass from Pictures of Chocolate, 1998

    Photograph · ed. 2/3

    Each 37 5/8 x 29 1/2 in. (95.6 x 74.9 cm) Overall 41 x 69 1/8 in. (104.1 x 175.6 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 112
    $27,940≈ £22,384≈ €25,631Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
25. 
    Orphan Girl at the Cemetery, after Delacroix from Gordian Puzzles, 2008

    Photograph · ed. 4/6

    87 x 71 in. (221 x 180.3 cm) Overall 91 x 74 3/4 in. (231.1 x 189.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 78
    $27,940≈ £22,384≈ €25,631Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
26. 
    Fairy Roses, after Fantin-Latour from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2012

    Photograph · ed. AP

    44 1/4 x 39 1/2 in. (112.4 x 100.3 cm) Overall 48 x 43 1/2 in. (121.9 x 110.5 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 6
    $25,400≈ £20,349≈ €23,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
27. 
    Apples, Peaches, Pears and Grapes, After Cezanne from Pictures of Magazines, 2003

    Photograph

    70 1/2 x 86 in. (179.1 x 218.4 cm) Overall 75 x 90 1/2 in. (190.5 x 229.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 4
    $38,100≈ £30,524≈ €34,951Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
28. 
    Disaster (monumental work), 2000

    Photograph

    60 h x 72 w in (152 x 183 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Mar 29, 2023 · Lot 117
    $15,120≈ £12,265≈ €13,939Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
29. 
    Untitled (Study for Torso (After Drtikol) from Pictures of Soil), 1997

    Photograph

    4⅜ h x 3½ w in (11 x 9 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 23, 2023 · Lot 117
    $3,024≈ £2,461≈ €2,780Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
30. 
    Trout, After Courbet from the series Pictures of Soil, 1997

    Photograph · ed. 9/10

    19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (50.5 x 60.6 cm)

    Phillips · Mar 21, 2023 · Lot 115
    $3,810≈ £3,112≈ €3,536Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
31. 
    Hercules and Omphale (detail), after François Lemoyne from Pictures of Junk, 2007

    Photograph · ed. AP

    Image: 220 x 178 cm (86 5/8 x 70 1/8 in.) Frame: 231.5 x 189.5 cm (91 1/8 x 74 5/8 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 22, 2022 · Lot 24
    £22,680≈ $26,982≈ €26,263Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
32. 
    Sunflowers (after Van Gogh), from Pictures of Color, 2002

    Photograph · Paper · ed. 36/40

    S. 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 24, 2022 · Lot 395
    $9,450≈ £8,352≈ €9,593Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
33. 
    New York from Postcards from Nowhere, 2013

    Photograph · ed. AP

    40 x 63 in. (101.6 x 160 cm) Overall 43 1/2 x 66 1/2 in. (110.5 x 168.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 275
    $22,680≈ £20,525≈ €23,367Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
34. 
    Fallingwater, Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence from Pictures of Chocolate, 2009

    Photograph · ed. 6/6

    35 3/8 x 29 5/8 in. (89.9 x 75.2 cm) Overall 38 7/8 x 33 in. (98.7 x 83.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 274
    $30,240≈ £27,367≈ €31,156Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
35. 
    Irises, after van Gogh from Pictures of Magazines, 2004

    Photograph · ed. AP

    95 x 71 in. (241.3 x 180.3 cm) Overall 98 1/2 x 75 in. (250.2 x 190.5 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 246
    $44,100≈ £39,910≈ €45,436Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
36. 
    Flag, after Jasper Johns from Pictures of Pigment, 2007

    Photograph · ed. AP

    40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm) Overall 43 1/2 x 61 1/2 in. (110.5 x 156.2 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 242
    $88,200≈ £79,819≈ €90,872Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
37. 
    Wanderer Above the Sea of Media, after Caspar David Friedrich from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2011

    Photograph · ed. AP

    50 3/4 x 39 3/8 in. (128.9 x 100 cm) Overall 54 3/4 x 43 1/2 in. (139.1 x 110.5 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 239
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
38. 
    Marlene Dietrich from Pictures of Diamonds, 2004

    Photograph · ed. 8/10

    39 x 32 1/2 in. (99.1 x 82.6 cm) Overall 42 x 35 1/2 in. (106.7 x 90.2 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 217
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
39. 
    La Dolce Vita from Pictures of Chocolate, 1998

    Photograph · ed. 2/3

    37 x 29 in. (94 x 73.7 cm) Overall 39 3/4 x 31 3/4 in. (101 x 80.6 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 216
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
40. 
    Standard Station (Night), after Ed Ruscha from the series Pictures of Cars, 2008

    Photograph · ed. 2/6

    35 1/2 x 66 1/2 in. (90.2 x 168.9 cm)

    Phillips · Sep 28, 2022 · Lot 159
    $30,240≈ £28,539≈ €31,615Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
41. 
    Wheat Field with Cypresses, after Van Gogh from the series Pictures of Magazines 2, 2011

    Photograph · ed. 2/6

    71 x 89 1/2 in. (180.3 x 227.3 cm)

    Phillips · Sep 28, 2022 · Lot 158
    $63,000≈ £59,456≈ €65,865Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
42. 
    Mona Lisa, after Leonardo da Vinci from Gordian Puzzles, 2009

    Photograph · ed. 4/6

    Image: 151.4 x 101.6 cm (59 5/8 x 40 in.) Frame: 156 x 105 cm (61 3/8 x 41 3/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 25, 2022 · Lot 32
    £30,240≈ $37,779≈ €35,453Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
43. 
    The Poppy Field at Argenteuil, after Claude Monet from Pictures of Pigment, 2005

    Photograph · ed. 2/6

    Image: 178.4 x 237.8 cm (70 1/4 x 93 5/8 in.) Frame: 190.2 x 249.6 cm (74 7/8 x 98 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · May 25, 2022 · Lot 31
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
44. 
    Starry Night, after Van Gogh from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2012

    Photograph · ed. AP

    Image: 177.8 x 223.5 cm (70 x 88 in.) Frame: 189.5 x 235.3 cm (74 5/8 x 92 5/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 25, 2022 · Lot 30
    £94,500≈ $118,059≈ €110,791Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £35,000–55,000View at Phillips ↗
45. 
    Vanitas (from the Pictures of Soil series), 1999

    Photograph

    48 h x 60½ w in (122 x 154 cm)

    Rago Auctions · May 24, 2022 · Lot 185
    $7,500≈ £6,000≈ €6,996Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
46. 
    Gordian Puzzle: Orphan Girl at the Cemetery, After Delacroix, 2008

    Photograph

    124 x 101 cm

    James Lisboa · May 16, 2022 · Lot 82
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
47. 
    Trajetória Adultera, 1996

    Photograph

    element A 20.3 x 50.8 cm (7 7/8 x 20 in.) element B 31.8 x 50.8 cm (12 1/2 x 20 in.) element C 41 x 21.6 cm (16 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.) installation dimensions variable

    Phillips · Apr 28, 2022 · Lot 119
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
48. 
    Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Cup of Water, after Francisco Zurbaran (from Pictures of Magazines), 2004

    Photograph · ed. 2/6

    189.2 x 313.7 cm (74 1/2 x 123 1/2 in.)

    Phillips · Apr 28, 2022 · Lot 110
    £27,720≈ $34,456≈ €32,862Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
49. 
    Marilyn Monroe, actress, NY City, May 6, 1957, after Avedon from Gordian Puzzles, 2007

    Photograph · ed. AP

    70 1/4 x 70 3/4 in. (178.4 x 179.7 cm) Overall 74 3/4 x 75 1/4 in. (189.9 x 191.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 203
    $119,700≈ £91,472≈ €109,585Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
50. 
    Seville Orange, Silver Goblet, Apples, Pear, and Two Bottles, After Chardin from Pictures of Magazines, 2004

    Photograph · ed. AP

    72 x 92 3/4 in. (182.9 x 235.6 cm) Overall 75 x 96 1/2 in. (190.5 x 245.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 132
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗

Other media by Vik Muniz

PaintingsWorks on PaperPrintsSculptureAcrylic PaintingsLithographsScreenprints

All Vik Muniz auction results →