chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminum, signed and dated in ink on the photographer's label on the reverse, 2007, no. one in an edition of 6 (Vik Muniz: Obra Completa, p. 605)

Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo Private collection, Aspen

Sotheby's New York, 10 November 2010, Sale 8679, Lot 448

This chromogenic print with a very glossy surface (possibly treated with a gloss coating) is in generally excellent condition. The colors remain vibrant and saturated, with no apparent fading. Upon very close inspection in raking light, thin surface scratches are visible overall, likely a result of mounting. The extreme edges of the photograph are abraded from contact with the frame.
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