Meret Oppenheim
Swiss · 1913–1985 · Painter, Printmaker
Meret Elisabeth Oppenheim was a German-born Swiss Surrealist artist and photographer. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Prototype 'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1972Bonhams · £31,800≈ $39,709≈ €35,961Sign up to see
GartengeistGrisebach · €31,250≈ $39,009≈ £24,853Sign up to see
'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1983Bonhams · £28,020≈ $31,755≈ €32,105Sign up to see
Meret Oppenheim’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.9kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $7.1kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.9kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $7.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 10 | 10 | 100% | $4.9kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $12kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $7.9kSign up | $7.9kSign up | $8.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.6kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 27 | 25 | 93% | $4.5kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $20kSign up |
| Etching | 7 | 7 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $9.7kSign up |
| Lithograph | 10 | 9 | 90% | $1.5kSign up | $953Sign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 7 | 6 | 86% | $6.2kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $16.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $10.7kSign up | $10.7kSign up | $20kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $15.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up |
| Photography | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.2kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.2kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Sculpture | 19 | 19 | 100% | $10.1kSign up | $7kSign up | $39.7kSign up |
| Other | 15 | 12 | 80% | $7.2kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $39kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | $950Sign up |
| 2025 | 15 | 14 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 17 | 16 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $5kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $925Sign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $2.2kSign up |