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Mary Bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

German · 1934–2023 · Printmaker, Draughtsman

Mary Hildegard Ruth Bauermeister was a German artist who worked in sculpture, drawing, installation, performance, and music. Influenced by Fluxus artists and Nouveau Réalisme,… (Wikipedia)

$101,600≈ £80,208≈ €96,194Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumNeedless, NeedlesPhillips103lots offered2005–2026years recorded96%sold (96)$10.7kSign up free to seemedian price

2 works by Mary Bauermeister with an auction history (offered more than once) →

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  1. Needless, Needles by Mary Bauermeister, 1964–1972, ink, glass, offset print, optical lenses and painted wood construction, sold Nov 2024Needless, NeedlesPhillips · $101,600≈ £80,208≈ €96,194Sign up to see
  2. "Needless needles commentary" by Mary Bauermeister, Linsen und bemalte bzw, sold May 2017"Needless needles commentary"Van Ham · €63,963≈ $71,773≈ £55,880Sign up to see
  3. Ohne Titel by Mary Bauermeister, 1958, Mischtechnik auf Hartfaser, sold May 2019Ohne TitelVan Ham · €58,050≈ $64,761≈ £51,214Sign up to see

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  1. - Zeit - vergessene Heimat der Ewigkeit - by Mary Bauermeister, Farboffset auf leichtem Karton, sold Dec 2016
    - Zeit - vergessene Heimat der Ewigkeit -
    Print (other) · Board · ed. 12/50
    32 x 40,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 666
    €258≈ $272≈ £217Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200–View at Van Ham ↗
  2. Ohne Titel (Kleines Steinobjekt) by Mary Bauermeister, Zahlreiche kleine Kieselsteine in Spirale auf Naturstein geklebt., sold Dec 2016
    Ohne Titel (Kleines Steinobjekt)
    Sculpture
    4,5 x 10 x 10cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 667
    €516≈ $545≈ £433Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
  3. Wabenbild by Mary Bauermeister, 1958, Kaseintempera, plastische Masse, Phosphorfarbe auf Holz. Durchmesser: 29,6 cm. Höhe: 3,5 cm (11 ⅝ in.. Höhe: 1 ⅜ in.), sold Dec 2016
    Wabenbild, 1958
    Watercolor
    Grisebach · · Lot 815
    €15,000≈ $15,963≈ £12,645Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
  4. Stone Progression by Mary Bauermeister, 1968, Steine und Sand auf Holz, sold Dec 2016
    Stone Progression, 1968
    Steine und Sand auf Holz
    70 × 70 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 816
    €18,750≈ $19,954≈ £15,806Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. introverted-tools by Mary Bauermeister, 1969, Tusche, Aquarell, optische Linsen, Glas, Steine, Kunststoff, Holz, sold Dec 2016
    introverted-tools, 1969
    Watercolor
    38,2 × 37,2 × 10 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 817
    €17,500≈ $18,624≈ £14,752Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Ohne Titel by Mary Bauermeister, 1960, Öl und Pastell auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2016
    Ohne Titel, 1960
    Oil · Canvas
    65 x 65cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 108
    €9,675≈ $10,289≈ £8,248Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  7. Steinzeitkreissäge Junior oder Meditationsmandala by Mary Bauermeister, Steinpyramiden auf Spanplatte, sold Nov 2016
    Steinzeitkreissäge Junior oder Meditationsmandala
    Steinpyramiden auf Spanplatte
    43 x 43 x 8cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 109
    €8,385≈ $8,917≈ £7,148Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  8. "Progression" by Mary Bauermeister, 12 Reihen Steinpyramiden auf violett gestrichener Hartfaserplatte, sold Nov 2016
    "Progression"
    12 Reihen Steinpyramiden auf violett gestrichener Hartfaserplatte · Board
    ca. 10cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 110
    €8,385≈ $8,917≈ £7,148Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  9. "Wortschatten" by Mary Bauermeister, 1978, 3 Glasscheiben und Linsen in Objektkasten, mit schwarzem Stift beschriftet und bemalt, sold Nov 2016
    "Wortschatten", 1978
    3 Glasscheiben und Linsen in Objektkasten, mit schwarzem Stift beschriftet und bemalt · Other support
    50 x 177,5 x 14cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 111
    €33,540≈ $35,670≈ £28,593Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  10. Glas Turm by Mary Bauermeister, sold Nov 2016
    Glas Turm
    105 x 20 x 18cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 111 A
    €38,700≈ $41,157≈ £32,992Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Also offered, result not published (3)

Lots by Mary Bauermeister that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Mary Bauermeister signature

41 catalogued lots by Mary Bauermeister record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (65% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • on the reverse17
  • lower right6
  • lower left3

Form

  • signed28
  • signed and dated11
  • monogrammed2
  • Betitelt mittig: Sketch for Tanglewood. Signiert, datiert und betitelt verso: "Sketch for Tanglewood" 1964-72 mary bauermeister — "Sketch for Tanglewood", Van Ham, Jun 4, 2025
  • Signed, titled and dated ""needless needles" 1964–72 Mary Bauermeister" on the reverse — Needless, Needles, Phillips, Nov 20, 2024
  • Monogrammiert und datiert unten rechts: m.b. 1967 (im Druck). Sowie betitelt, nummeriert und datiert verso: Pittsburgh poster 1967-68 4/10 Auflage 2012. Hier zudem gewidmet — Pittsburgh poster 1967-68, Van Ham, Jun 26, 2024

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About Mary Bauermeister

Mary Hildegard Ruth Bauermeister was a German artist who worked in sculpture, drawing, installation, performance, and music. Influenced by Fluxus artists and Nouveau Réalisme, her work addresses esoteric issues of how information is transferable through society. "I only followed an inner drive to express what was not yet there, in reality or thought", she said of her practice. "To make art was more a finding, searching process than a knowing." Beginning in the 1970s, her work concentrated on the themes surrounding New Age spirituality, specifically geomancy, the divine interpretation of lines on the ground.

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