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Meret Oppenheim, Q127587691

Meret Oppenheim

Swiss · 1913–1985 · Painter, Printmaker

Meret Elisabeth Oppenheim was a German-born Swiss Surrealist artist and photographer. (Wikipedia)

£31,800≈ $39,709≈ €35,961Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumPrototype 'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1972Bonhams79lots offered2002–2026years recorded94%sold (73)$4.9kSign up free to seemedian price

1 work by Meret Oppenheim with an auction history (offered more than once) →

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  1. Prototype 'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1972 by Meret Oppenheim, Gilded wood, bronze, sold Apr 2023Prototype 'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1972Bonhams · £31,800≈ $39,709≈ €35,961Sign up to see
  2. Gartengeist by Meret Oppenheim, 1971, Holz und Palmfasern auf farbig gefaßtem Sockel. Höhe (mit Sockel): 56,4 cm (22 ¼ in.), sold Nov 2014GartengeistGrisebach · €31,250≈ $39,009≈ £24,853Sign up to see
  3. 'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1983 by Meret Oppenheim, Gilded wood, bronze, sold Oct 2022'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1983Bonhams · £28,020≈ $31,755≈ €32,105Sign up to see

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  1. 'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1983 by Meret Oppenheim, Gilded wood, bronze, sold Oct 2022
    'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1983
    Sculpture · Panel
    63.5 x 67.5 x 53 cm
    Bonhams · · Lot 56
    £28,020≈ $31,755≈ €32,105Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Das Ohr von Giacometti by Meret Oppenheim, 1974, Etching, sold Jun 2022
    Das Ohr von Giacometti, 1974
    Etching · ed. 2/40
    24,8 x 17,1 cm, platemark; 29 x 20,5 cm, sheet size
    Kornfeld · · Lot 999
    CHF 650≈ $677≈ £539≈ €631HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 600–View at Kornfeld ↗
  3. Das Schulheft (The Exercise Book) (C. W201a) by Meret Oppenheim, 1973, Etching and aquatint in colours with embossing, on Arches paper, the full sheet, folded and bound (as issued) in the ori, sold Jan 2022
    Das Schulheft (The Exercise Book) (C. W201a), 1973
    Etching · Paper · ed. XVI/XX
    open S. 28 x 43.3 cm (11 x 17 in.) book 28 x 22 cm (11 x 8 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 154
    £1,890≈ $2,578≈ €2,272Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  4. Untitled (from Bonjour Max Ernst portfolio) by Meret Oppenheim, 1976, etching and aquatint in colors on Arches paper, sold Dec 2021
    Untitled (from Bonjour Max Ernst portfolio), 1976
    Etching · Paper
    25¾ h x 18⅝ w in (65 x 47 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 246
    $1,875≈ £1,403≈ €1,654Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Ohne Titel by Meret Oppenheim, 1954, Gouache, sold Sep 2021
    Ohne Titel, 1954
    Gouache
    21 x 20 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 670
    CHF 8,000≈ $8,645≈ £6,249≈ €7,349HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 7,500–View at Kornfeld ↗
  6. Wolken II by Meret Oppenheim, 1971, 11 sheets of paper with watermark, mounted between double glass in lead frame, in wooden case, sold Sep 2021
    Wolken II, 1971
    Etching · Paper · ed. 2/20
    The sheets each 21,5 x 30 cm, the cassette 29 x 36,5 x 18,3 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 671
    CHF 9,000≈ $9,725≈ £7,030≈ €8,268HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 5,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  7. Mann, nach links gehend by Meret Oppenheim, September, 1978, Spray and stencil painting, collaged, sold Sep 2021
    Mann, nach links gehend, September, 1978
    Spray and stencil painting, collaged · ed. 10/300
    29.9 x 21.2 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 1048
    CHF 2,000≈ $2,186≈ £1,580≈ €1,841HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 500–View at Kornfeld ↗
  8. Einige hohe Geister neben dem Orangenbaum (Bettine Brentano) by Meret Oppenheim, 1985, Etching, sold Sep 2021
    Einige hohe Geister neben dem Orangenbaum (Bettine Brentano), 1985
    Etching · ed. 20/50
    32 x 39,9 cm, platemark; 39,3 x 50 cm, sheet size
    Kornfeld · · Lot 1049
    CHF 1,200≈ $1,311≈ £948≈ €1,105HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 1,500–View at Kornfeld ↗
  9. Glove by Meret Oppenheim, 1985, Buch mit einem Paar Handschuhe aus Ziegenwildleder mit Farbserigrafie, sold Mar 2021
    Glove, 1985
    Screenprint
    25,5 × 21 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1901
    €3,500≈ $4,177≈ £3,002Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
  10. "Traccia" by Meret Oppenheim, 1971 (Entwurf), Bronze, sold Jun 2020
    "Traccia", 1971 (Entwurf)
    Sculpture
    65 x 67,5 x 53cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 776
    €5,934≈ $6,665≈ £5,308Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Also offered, result not published (1)

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

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Meret Oppenheim signature

33 catalogued lots by Meret Oppenheim record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (78% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right7
  • lower centre1
  • lower left1

Form

  • signed11
  • monogrammed9
  • signed and dated7
  • initialled5
  • signed in pencil1
  • Bronze monogrammiert und datiert: M.O — Das Ohr von Giacometti, Grisebach, Oct 30, 2022
  • Unten rechts monogrammiert und datiert: M.O — Sommerdunst, Grisebach, Jun 3, 2016
  • Monogrammed and dated by the artist in pencil lower right — Gesicht mit Maiwurm, Kornfeld, Jun 15, 2023

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