International Prints and Multiples (A - Z)
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 06:00 pm
Lot 484
Meret Oppenheim, 1913-1985 (CH)
Le cocon (il vit), 1974 (Objet-port-bonheur)
Multiple. Small wooden box with acrylic glass cover, with twigs, sheets and one satin pillow with quicksilver inside.
H 90 mm W 160 mm D 130 mm.
| CHF | 1'000 / 1'500 |
| EUR | 900 / 1'300 |
| USD | 1'100 / 1'600 |
Hammer Price: CHF 3'600
Annotation:
On etiquette: 77/99. Titled on brass plate.
Literature: Curiger X 232.
Annotation: When the pillow is moved from one hand to the other, the quicksilver is translocated - the Cocon is alive.