Meret Oppenheim
La Condition Humaine
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 197.000 GBP
Price realised: 197.000 GBP
Description
Meret Oppenheim
1913 - 1985
LA CONDITION HUMAINE
signed M.O and dated V.73; titled La condition humaine on the reverse
oil on canvas
90 by 100cm.; 35½ by 39 3/8 in.
Executed in 1973.
Private Collection, Lausanne | Acquired by David Bowie before 1992
1913 - 1985
LA CONDITION HUMAINE
signed M.O and dated V.73; titled La condition humaine on the reverse
oil on canvas
90 by 100cm.; 35½ by 39 3/8 in.
Executed in 1973.
Private Collection, Lausanne | Acquired by David Bowie before 1992
A top price for Meret Oppenheim
The work La Condition Humaine by Meret Oppenheim was worth GBP 197,000.00 (€ 232,440.63) to a buyer in November 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Evening Auction at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00 many times over. This high result makes La Condition Humaine the most expensive artwork by Meret Oppenheim that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Meret Oppenheim
Die Arbeit La Condition Humaine von Meret Oppenheim war einem Käufer im November 2016 GBP 197.000,00 (€ 232.440,63) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Evening Auction bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht La Condition Humaine zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Meret Oppenheim, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Meret Oppenheim - Auction history
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