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Cildo Meireles

Brazilian · b. 1948 · Painter, Printmaker

Cildo Meireles is a Brazilian conceptual artist, installation artist and sculptor. He is noted especially for his installations, many of which express resistance to political… (Wikipedia)

$212,500≈ £146,734≈ €189,478Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumOuro e paus: Engradados (Wood and Gold: Crates)Phillips272lots offered2009–2026years recorded32%sold (27)$8.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Ouro e paus: Engradados (Wood and Gold: Crates) by Cildo Meireles, 1982-1995, pine wood and eighteen carat gold nails, sold May 2016Ouro e paus: Engradados (Wood and Gold: Crates)Phillips · $212,500≈ £146,734≈ €189,478Sign up to see
  2. Inmensa by Cildo Meireles, 1982, wood, in 8 parts, sold Nov 2025InmensaBonhams · $152,900≈ £116,522≈ €132,004Sign up to see
  3. Metros by Cildo Meireles, 1977/1992, painted wooden rulers, sold May 2016MetrosPhillips · $93,750≈ £64,736≈ €83,593Sign up to see

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  1. Sal Sem Carne (Salt Without Meat) by Cildo Meireles, 1975, Sound sculpture comprised of black vinyl LP at 33 1/3 rpm (50 mins), with accompanying printed insert, all contained in , offered Sep 2023
    Sal Sem Carne (Salt Without Meat), 1975
    Multiple · Board
    record 30.5 cm (12 in.) diam. sleeve 31 x 31 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 126
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Untitled by Cildo Meireles, Grafite e pastel sobre papel, offered Nov 2022
    Untitled
    Pastel · Paper
    70 x 50 cm
    Bolsa de Arte · · Lot 45
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. R$30,000–40,000View at Bolsa de Arte ↗
  3. Untitled by Cildo Meireles, Isto, offered Jun 2022
    Untitled
    Isto
    31x31 cm
    Pandolfini · · Lot 12
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–4,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  4. Childo Meireles by Cildo Meireles, CHILDO MEIRELES (Rio de Janeiro, offered Jun 2022
    Childo Meireles
    CHILDO MEIRELES (Rio de Janeiro
    Pandolfini · · Lot 2
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–1,200View at Pandolfini ↗
  5. Untitled by Cildo Meireles, Pietro Bo, offered Jun 2022
    Untitled
    Pietro Bo
    Pandolfini · · Lot 23
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–4,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  6. Untitled by Cildo Meireles, Untitled, offered Jun 2022
    Untitled
    Untitled
    40x70 cm
    Pandolfini · · Lot 33
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–1,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  7. PARES ÍMPARES, 2011/13 by Cildo Meireles, ESTANTE DE ACRÍLICO E DOIS PARES DE ÓCULOS, offered Sep 2021
    PARES ÍMPARES, 2011/13
    Acrylic
    7 X 120 X 50 CM
    Bolsa de Arte · · Lot 23
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. R$400,000–600,000View at Bolsa de Arte ↗
  8. Prototype for "Descala" by Cildo Meireles, 2002, corten steel, offered Apr 2021
    Prototype for "Descala", 2002
    Sculpture
    300 x 50 x 5 cm (118 1/8 x 19 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 288
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Drawing 1 by Cildo Meireles, 2001, watercolour and graphite on paper, offered Dec 2020
    Drawing 1, 2001
    Watercolor · Paper
    19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 146
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Drawing 2 by Cildo Meireles, 2008, watercolour and graphite on paper, offered Dec 2020
    Drawing 2, 2008
    Watercolor · Paper
    23.3 x 31.1 cm (9 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 147
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
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About Cildo Meireles

Cildo Meireles is a Brazilian conceptual artist, installation artist and sculptor. He is noted especially for his installations, many of which express resistance to political oppression in Brazil. These works, often large and dense, encourage a phenomenological experience via the viewer's interaction.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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