Vik Muniz Photographs: Value & 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).

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1. 
   Beggars #1 (from Beggars after Rembrandt), 2001

   Photograph · ed. 5/5

   152.4 x 121.9 cm (60 x 47 7/8 in.)

   Phillips · Jul 15, 2020 · Lot 225
   £8,750≈ $11,060≈ €9,664Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   Jolly Good Fellow (from Pictures of Chocolate), 1999

   Photograph · ed. 3/3

   122 x 163 cm (48 x 64 1/8 in.)

   Phillips · Jul 15, 2020 · Lot 223
   £10,000≈ $12,640≈ €11,045Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Hands from Pictures of Soil, 1997

   Photograph · ed. 1/10

   22 3/4 x 19 in. (57.8 x 48.3 cm)

   Phillips · Jul 13, 2020 · Lot 198
   $10,625≈ £8,435≈ €9,379Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   The Card Players, after Cezanne from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2012

   Photograph · ed. AP

   70 x 83 1/8 in. (177.8 x 211.1 cm) Overall 74 1/2 x 87 1/2 in. (189.2 x 222.3 cm)

   Phillips · Jul 13, 2020 · Lot 188
   $23,750≈ £18,855≈ €20,964Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Orphan Girl at the Cemetery, after Eugene Delacroix from Gordian Puzzles, 2007

   Photograph · ed. 1/6

   48 3/4 x 39 1/2 in. (123.8 x 100.3 cm)

   Phillips · Jul 13, 2020 · Lot 187
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   Big James Sweats Buckets from Sugar Children, 1996

   Photograph · ed. 2/10

   13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (33.7 x 26 cm)

   Phillips · Jul 13, 2020 · Lot 186
   $11,250≈ £8,931≈ €9,930Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Rouen Cathedral (Monet or the Triumph of Impressionism, Daniel Wildenstein) p. 290. The Portal and the Tour D'Albane (Morning Effect), 1893 Series of Repro, 2016

   Photograph

   45 h x 30 w in (114 x 76 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jun 23, 2020 · Lot 175
   $22,500≈ £18,017≈ €19,880Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
8. 
   The Letter II, from Clayton Days Pictures, 2000

   Photograph

   28 x 35 cm

   James Lisboa · Mar 24, 2020 · Lot 199
   Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
9. 
   Track Brawl, from Clayton Days Pictures, 2000

   Photograph

   35 x 28 cm

   James Lisboa · Mar 24, 2020 · Lot 198
   Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
10. 
    Bulfinch and Weeping Cherry, from Small Flowers, After Hokusai, 2010

    Photograph

    68 x 50 cm

    James Lisboa · Mar 23, 2020 · Lot 121
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
11. 
    Mass II from the series Pictures of Chocolate, 1999

    Photograph · ed. 2/3

    53 x 42 in. (134.6 x 106.7 cm.)

    Phillips · Mar 4, 2020 · Lot 183
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
12. 
    The Best of LIFE (Portfolio), 1989

    Photograph · ed. 7/10

    each sheet 13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.2 x 27.9 cm.)

    Phillips · Mar 4, 2020 · Lot 182
    $50,000≈ £39,035≈ €44,944Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
13. 
    Football Player, 2012

    Photograph

    44 h x 34½ w in (112 x 88 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2020 · Lot 139
    $1,875≈ £1,451≈ €1,724Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
14. 
    White Flag, after Jasper Johns (from Pictures of Magazines 2), 2012

    Photograph

    40 h x 59⅛ w in (102 x 150 cm)

    Wright · Jan 16, 2020 · Lot 109
    $53,750≈ £41,131≈ €48,124Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Wright ↗
15. 
    Newsboy, After Lewis Hine, 2008

    Photograph · ed. 2/6

    127 x 101.6 cm (50 x 40 in.)

    Phillips · Dec 12, 2019 · Lot 184
    £12,500≈ $16,464≈ €14,783Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    Diana and Endymion (Detail), after Francesco Mola (from Pictures of Junk ), 2007

    Photograph · ed. 3/6

    50 1/4 x 40 in. (127.6 x 101.6 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 13, 2019 · Lot 447
    $22,500≈ £17,533≈ €20,443Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    After Tony Smith, Die, 1962, Installed at the Whitney Museum in "From the Collection: Photography, Sculpture, and Painting", July 14, 1994 - February 26, 1995 (from Pictures of Dust ), 2000

    Photograph · ed. 3/3

    71 1/2 x 89 in. (181.6 x 226.1 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 13, 2019 · Lot 446
    $17,500≈ £13,637≈ €15,900Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
18. 
    Day of the Gods (Mahana no Atua), after Gauguin (from Pictures of Pigment ), 2006

    Photograph · ed. 3/6

    71 x 92 in. (180.3 x 233.7 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 13, 2019 · Lot 445
    $27,500≈ £21,429≈ €24,986Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
19. 
    Siesta, After Bonnard. Da série “Pictures of Magazine 2”, 2011

    Photograph

    180 x 216 cm

    Bolsa de Arte · Nov 12, 2019 · Lot 74
    Result not publishedView at Bolsa de Arte ↗
20. 
    Harmony in Red, after Matisse (from Pictures of Pigment), 2005

    Photograph · ed. 1/6

    182.9 x 228.6 cm (72 x 90 in.)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2019 · Lot 181
    £35,000≈ $43,169≈ €39,420Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    Muhammad Ali (Cassius) from Pictures of Chocolate, 2001

    Photograph · ed. AP

    37 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (95.3 x 74.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2019 · Lot 241
    $30,000≈ £24,488≈ €27,528Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    New York Movie, after Edward Hopper from Pictures of Pigment, 2006

    Photograph · ed. AP

    70 1/4 x 87 3/4 in. (178.4 x 222.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2019 · Lot 230
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $45,000–55,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    Townscape Madrid, after Gerhardt Richter from Pictures of Pigment, 2007

    Photograph · ed. 3/6

    68 x 73 in. (172.7 x 185.4 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2019 · Lot 229
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
24. 
    Haystack 2 after Monet from Pictures of Color, 2001

    Photograph · ed. 2/3

    70 7/8 x 111 1/2 in. (180 x 283.2 cm.)

    Phillips · Sep 24, 2019 · Lot 115
    $40,000≈ £32,046≈ €36,354Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
25. 
    Townscape Madrid, after Gerhard Richter, from Pictures of Pigment, 2007

    Photograph · ed. 3/6

    101.6 x 107.3 cm (40 x 42 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · Sep 12, 2019 · Lot 25
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
26. 
    Man and Puppet, after Edgar Degas, 2013

    Photograph · ed. AP

    268 x 178.3 cm (105 1/2 x 70 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 28, 2019 · Lot 236
    £31,250≈ $39,666≈ €34,856Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
27. 
    The Scream, after Edvard Munch (Pictures of Pigment), 2006

    Photograph · ed. 2/6

    228.5 x 178.4 cm (89 7/8 x 70 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 28, 2019 · Lot 235
    £50,000≈ $63,465≈ €55,769Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
28. 
    Untitled Blue, after Yves Klein (Pictures of Pigment), 2006

    Photograph · ed. 5/6

    231 x 178.3 cm (90 7/8 x 70 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 28, 2019 · Lot 234
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
29. 
    Rita Hayworth from Pictures of Diamonds, 2005

    Photograph · ed. 8/10

    Image: 127.5 x 120 cm (50 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.) Frame: 137.5 x 130 cm (54 1/8 x 51 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 20
    £37,500≈ $48,034≈ €42,876Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    The Best of LIFE - Portfolio Individual Titles: Memory Rendering of 3-D Screening; Memory Rendering of John Lennon in Manhattan; Memory Rendering of Kiss at Times Square; Memory Rendering of Trang Bang; Memory Rendering of Flag Raising at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima; Memory Rendering of Saigon Execution of a Vietcong Suspect; Memory Rendering of Kent State Shooting; Memory Rendering of Man On The Moon; Memory Rendering of Man Stopping Tank In Beijing; Memory Rendering of John John Saluting, 1989

    Photograph · ed. 1/10

    each sheet 13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.2 x 27.9 cm.) or the reverse installation dimensions variable

    Phillips · May 15, 2019 · Lot 430
    $81,250≈ £63,077≈ €72,655Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
31. 
    Wheat Field with Cypresses, after Van Gogh from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2011

    Photograph · ed. 1/6

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

    Phillips · May 15, 2019 · Lot 429
    $106,250≈ £82,486≈ €95,010Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
32. 
    After Van Gogh from Pictures of Color, 2001

    Photograph · ed. 9/10

    69 x 52 in. (175.3 x 132.1 cm.)

    Phillips · May 15, 2019 · Lot 428
    $32,500≈ £25,231≈ €29,062Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
33. 
    Don Quixote in his Study, after William Lake Price, 2004

    Photograph

    222.7 x 182.8 cm (87 5/8 x 71 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2019 · Lot 192
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
34. 
    Jolly Good Fellow (from Pictures of Chocolate), 1999

    Photograph · ed. 3/3

    122 x 163 cm (48 x 64 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2019 · Lot 191
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £18,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
35. 
    Townscape Madrid, after Gerhardt Richter from Pictures of Pigment, 2007

    Photograph · ed. 3/6

    39 1/2 x 41 3/4 in. (100.3 x 106 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2019 · Lot 236
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
36. 
    Burning Standard, after Ed Ruscha from Pictures of Cars, 2008

    Photograph · ed. 5/6

    50 x 94 3/4 in. (127 x 240.7 cm) Overall 57 1/4 x 101 7/8 in. (145.4 x 258.8 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2019 · Lot 222
    $62,500≈ £47,586≈ €55,709Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
37. 
    A Bar at the Folies Bergère, after Edouard Manet, from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2012

    Photograph · ed. 2/6

    70 x 97 1/4 in. (177.8 x 247 cm) Overall 75 5/8 x 101 5/8 in. (192.1 x 258.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2019 · Lot 218
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
38. 
    Ambiente Spaziale con Tagli, After Fontana (White), 2011

    Photograph

    100 x 190 cm

    James Lisboa · Mar 18, 2019 · Lot 115
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
39. 
    Still, after Cindy Sherman, 2000

    Photograph · ed. 5/5

    120.5 x 161 cm (47 1/2 x 63 3/8 in.)

    Phillips · Dec 6, 2018 · Lot 208
    £6,875≈ $8,775≈ €7,731Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
40. 
    Death of Loyalist Militiaman Frederico Borrell Garcia, after Robert Capa, from Rebus, 2003

    Photograph · ed. 1/6

    101.6 x 127 cm (40 x 50 in.)

    Phillips · Dec 6, 2018 · Lot 207
    £10,625≈ $13,562≈ €11,948Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
41. 
    The Raft of the Medusa, after Géricault from Pictures of Chocolate, 1999

    Photograph · ed. 1/2

    each 79 1/4 x 61 7/8 in. (201.3 x 157.2 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 376
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
42. 
    Floor Scrapers, after Gustave Caillebotte from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2011

    Photograph · ed. 4/6

    71 x 102 1/2 in. (180.3 x 260.4 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 375
    $25,000≈ £19,265≈ €22,132Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
43. 
    A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, after Georges Seurat from Gordian Puzzles, 2009

    Photograph · ed. 5/6

    64 x 96 in. (162.6 x 243.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 4, 2018 · Lot 267
    $50,000≈ £38,506≈ €43,471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
44. 
    Marilyn from Pictures of Chocolate, 1999

    Photograph · ed. AP

    34 3/8 x 30 in. (87.3 x 76.2 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 4, 2018 · Lot 266
    $68,750≈ £52,946≈ €59,772Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
45. 
    Starry Night, after Van Gogh from Pictures of Magazines 2, 2012

    Photograph · ed. 3/6

    70 x 88 1/4 in. (177.8 x 224.2 cm) Overall 74 1/2 x 92 3/4 in. (189.2 x 235.6 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 4, 2018 · Lot 262
    $60,000≈ £46,207≈ €52,165Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
46. 
    L'origine du Monde, after Courbet from the series Pictures of Soil, 1999

    Photograph · ed. AP

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

    Phillips · Sep 26, 2018 · Lot 159
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
47. 
    Commissioned Portrait

    Photograph

    45 x 60 in. (114.3 x 152.4 cm.) or 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.)

    Phillips · Sep 21, 2018 · Lot 36
    $143,000≈ £108,720≈ €121,609Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $125,000–175,000View at Phillips ↗
48. 
    After Gerhard Richter (from Pictures of Colour), 2001

    Photograph · ed. 10/10

    185.4 x 124.5 cm (73 x 49 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 26, 2018 · Lot 287
    £27,500≈ $36,410≈ €31,194Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
49. 
    Selfportrait, after Rembrandt, from Pictures of Chocolate, 2002

    Photograph · Paper · ed. AP

    S. 84.7 x 76.5 cm (33 3/8 x 30 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 7, 2018 · Lot 247
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
50. 
    Jorge. Da série “Pictures of magazines”

    Photograph

    62 x 50 cm

    Bolsa de Arte · Apr 26, 2018 · Lot 20
    Result not publishedView at Bolsa de Arte ↗

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