Using soil and earth as his medium, Vik Muniz recreates Gustave Courbet's provocative and iconic 1866 painting *L'Origine du monde*, transforming the charged subject matter through the humble, elemental material of dirt. Part of his *Pictures of Soil* series, Muniz continues his signature practice of replicating celebrated artworks using unconventional substances, then photographing the results to produce the final work. This piece is artist's proof 2 from an edition of 10 plus 3 artist's proofs.