What is a Vik Muniz photograph worth?
b. 1961 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 282 priced auction sales, works by Vik Muniz have sold for a median of $28,160Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $11,108Sign up free to see and $50,000Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $31,979Sign up free to see across 241 sales. In the last five years the median was $15,180Sign up free to see across 102 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Vik Muniz prices by medium
- Auction results
- 413
- Sold rate
- 69%
- Active at auction
- 2004–2026
- Median price
- $28.2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $245kSign up free to see Marilyn Monroe (from Pictures of Diamond Dust), Phillips, Nov 2015
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 241 | $18.1k–$53kSign up free to see | $32kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 24 | $892–$13.6kSign up free to see | $2.5kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 7 | $2.1k–$3.9kSign up free to see | $3.3kSign up free to see |
| Sculpture | 6 | $766–$2.6kSign up free to see | $1.1kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 2 | $1.3k–$3kSign up free to see | $2.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (329), Bolsa de Arte (22), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (18)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 14 | $983–$3kSign up free to see | $1.9kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 50 | $1.4k–$9.9kSign up free to see | $3.7kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 93 | $18.1k–$50kSign up free to see | $27.9kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 119 | $27.9k–$60kSign up free to see | $40.7kSign up free to see |
Recent Vik Muniz sales
- Seven works from the series Pictures of Garbage : (i) The Sower (Zumbi) ; (ii) The Bearer (Irmã) ; (iii) Marat (Sebastião) ; (iv) The Gypsy (Magna) ; (v) Woman Ironing (Isis) ; (vi) Mother and Children (Suellem) ; (vii) Atlas (Carlão), chromogenic print, in 7 parts — $25,800Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 21, 2026
- Don Quixote in his Study, after William Lake Price, cibachrome print — $18,060Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 21, 2026
- Blindfolded self - portrait, Gouache, lápiz de grafito y collage sobre papel — $4,124Sign up free to see, Morton Subastas, Aug 27, 2026
- After Claude Monet from Pictures of Color, chromogenic print mounted to aluminum — $23,040Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jul 29, 2026
- Eight Color Spectrum Green skateboard deck, transfer-printed maple plywood — $512Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jun 25, 2026
- Blindfolded self - portrait, Gouache, lápiz de grafito y collage sobre papel — $2,595Sign up free to see, Morton Subastas, May 29, 2026
- Verso (Trotsky, Bolshevist Minister of War, Photographed Recently in His Office in Moscow), Mixed media multiple comprising collage, graphite, colored pencil and stamps — $710Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 21, 2026
- Boy with a Pipe, after Pablo Picasso from Pictures of Pigment, Chromogenic print — $54,180Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
Questions about Vik Muniz prices
What is a Vik Muniz photograph worth?
Based on 282 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Vik Muniz have sold for a median of $28,160, and half of them sold between $11,108 and $50,000. For photographs alone the median is $31,979 (241 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Vik Muniz sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $245,000 for “Marilyn Monroe (from Pictures of Diamond Dust)” at Phillips in November 2015.
Which Vik Muniz medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $31,979 (241 sales).
How often do Vik Muniz works sell at auction?
69% of the 413 lots recorded between 2004 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Vik Muniz photograph?
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Of the 413 lots by Vik Muniz recorded at auction between 2004 and 2026, 283 found a buyer (69%).
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