Mario Merz: career timeline
Italian · 1925–2003 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 52 of 66 lots (78% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 | 0 | — | Watercolor |
| 1960s | 5 | 3 | $9kSign up | Other |
| 1970s | 13 | 5 | $4.9kSign up | Mixed media |
| 1980s | 14 | 14 | $8.1kSign up | Etching |
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | $1kSign up | Etching |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | — | Screenprint |
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1950s 11 works
- Sold
- 0 of 11
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 23 × 15.5 in (58 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (6), Other (3), Mixed media (2)
- Subjects
- —
1950 UntitledUnsold
1953 Untitled 1953Unsold
1953 Untitled 1953Unsold
1954 Untitled 1954Unsold
1954 Untitled 1954Unsold
1954 Untitled 1954Unsold
1954 Carotine 1954Unsold
1954 Untitled 1954Unsold
1954 Untitled 1954Unsold
1954 Untitled 1954Unsold
1954 Carotine 1954Unsold
1960s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $9kSign up
- Average
- $22kSign up
- Typical size
- 28 × 27.5 in (71 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2), Gouache (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1962 UntitledUnsold
c. 1966 Ohne Titel$53.9kSign up
1967 Luce e se te appoggianti allo spazio$9kSign up
c. 1967 Luce e Sette Appoggiagi$3kSign up
1969 Che fare?Result not published
1970s 13 works
- Sold
- 5 of 13
- Median
- $4.9kSign up
- Average
- $23.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 21 in (70 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (5), Drawing (3), Lithograph (3)
- Subjects
- —
1970 Eyes with NumbersUnsold
1970 Objet cache-toi$25.3kSign up
1973 from the Fibonacci house. 5 brocken piecesUnsold
1973 Cinque pezzi rotti, dalla casa FibonacciUnsold
1973 From the Fibonacci house. 5 brocken pieces$4.9kSign up
1974 "Il numero ingrassa (Come) i frutti d'estate, e le foglie abbondanti 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55"Unsold
1974 ProgettoResult not published · sold 3×
1974 Il numero ingrassa (come) i frutti d'estate e le foglie abbondanti...1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,$1.5kSign up
1977 Tavole con le zampe diventano tavoliUnsold
1978 GufoUnsold
1979 Senza titoloResult not published · sold 2×
c. 1979 Da un erborio raccolto nel 1979 in Woga-Woga, Australia (From a herb collected in 1979 in Woga-Woga, Australia)$1.8kSign up
Show 1 more (1970s)
1979 Ohne Titel$82.4kSign up
1980s 14 works
- Sold
- 14 of 14
- Median
- $8.1kSign up
- Average
- $25.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 20.5 in (43 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (6), Mixed media (2), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- —
1980 Albero$34.7kSign up
1982 Vegetable Ampule$24.1kSign up
c. 1982 Untitled$39.3kSign up
1983 Untitled$33.2kSign up
1984 Komposition mit Zahlen$10.5kSign up
1986 Chambres d'amis$13.2kSign up
1987 Iguana$5.7kSign up
1988 Ohne Titel (für Parkett 15)$280Sign up
1988 Untitled$489Sign up
1988 Untitled$489Sign up
1988 Ohne Titel$467Sign up
1988 Ohne Titel$467Sign up
Show 2 more (1980s)
1988 Una lunghissima domenica$188kSign up
1988 Ohne Titel$992Sign up
1990s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $1kSign up
- Average
- $55.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 38.5 in (69 × 98 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (3), Drawing (1), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
1992 Leggere nelle nuvole$17.4kSign up
1993 Untitled (from the Motivi portfolio)$1kSign up
1993 Ohne Titel$423Sign up
1993 Ohne Titel$423Sign up
1995 Albero Grande Solitario$258kSign up
2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 27.5 in (50 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- —
2003 Milano 1925 - Torino 2003 / Sei case a Sydney, 1978Result not published
Creation date not recorded
14 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $26.4kSign up
- Average
- $26.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 38 × 57.5 in (96 × 147 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2003 Ohne Titel (Outtrigger)$26.4kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 3 works
- Sold
- 0 of 3
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 27.5 in (70 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (1), Drawing (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2014 Il numero ingrassa (come) i frutti l'estate, e le foglie abbondanti. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55Result not published
sold 2015 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2017 Senza titolo - BottigliaResult not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works
- Sold
- 5 of 10
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $3.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 22 in (42 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (5), Print (other) (2), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2021 Senza titolo$1.6kSign up
sold 2021 Melpomene$210Sign up
sold 2024 SEI DI DENARI$547Sign up
sold 2025 AcrobatUnsold
sold 2025 FOGLIA$8.8kSign up
sold 2025 AcrobatUnsold
Show 4 more (2020s)
sold 2026 UntitledUnsold
sold 2026 UntitledUnsold
sold 2026 Senza titoloUnsold
sold 2026 SENZA TITOLO$4.2kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Mario Merz auction results →