# Meir Pichhadze artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/meir-pichhadze/ Profile generated: 2026-05-09T22:42:55.166Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1955-08-16 - Death date: 2010-02-04 - Nationality: Israeli, Georgian - Movements: Israeli contemporary art - Common media: Painting ## About Meir Pichhadze Meir Pichhadze (1955–2010) was an Israeli painter born in Kutaisi, Georgia, then part of the Soviet Union. He immigrated to Israel in 1983 and established himself as a distinctive voice in Israeli contemporary painting, working from Tel Aviv until his death in 2010. Pichhadze's Georgian origins and immigration experience informed a visual language that resonated within the broader context of late-twentieth-century Israeli art. His estate is managed by his heirs, and an official website preserves his life's work, biography, and bibliography. He is recorded in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, VIAF, and Wikidata, confirming his recognition across major international authority systems. ## Common works and media Pichhadze is primarily known as a painter. His works most commonly encountered at auction or in appraisal contexts are original paintings on canvas or panel. Collectors may also encounter works on paper, drawings, or prints. Published catalogues and the official estate site at meirpichhadze.com provide further detail on his output and series. ## Market and appraisal context Meir Pichhadze has a well-established secondary-market presence spanning over 25 years, with 236 auction lots recorded and 150 carrying realized prices. His work trades predominantly through Israeli auction houses—Tiroche Auction House leads in volume, followed by Montefiore, Alma, Gordon Galleries, and Hammersite—though lots have also appeared at Bonhams, indicating some international reach. The price distribution is moderately wide: realized prices range from $20 to $14,000 USD, with a median of $3,800, a 25th percentile at $2,000, and a 75th percentile at $7,475. Recent titled lots such as "Books and a Lemon in the Landscape," "A Girl and a Pair of Pigeons," "Young Woman with Red Blouse," "Surreal Allegory," and "Pensive Figure" suggest figurative and allegorical subject matter. Liquidity is active and increasing, with 25 priced lots in the most recent 12-month period compared to 16 in the prior 12-month window, pointing to sustained or growing collector demand. The highest recent realized price was $13,000 at Tiroche in December 2025, with multiple lots in the $7,500–$10,000 range at the same sale, indicating healthy demand for stronger works. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence Meir Pichhadze has a well-established secondary-market presence spanning over 25 years, with 236 auction lots recorded and 150 carrying realized prices. His work trades predominantly through Israeli auction houses—Tiroche Auction House leads in volume, followed by Montefiore, Alma, Gordon Galleries, and Hammersite—though lots have also appeared at Bonhams, indicating some international reach. The price distribution is moderately wide: realized prices range from $20 to $14,000 USD, with a median of $3,800, a 25th percentile at $2,000, and a 75th percentile at $7,475. Recent titled lots such as "Books and a Lemon in the Landscape," "A Girl and a Pair of Pigeons," "Young Woman with Red Blouse," "Surreal Allegory," and "Pensive Figure" suggest figurative and allegorical subject matter. Liquidity is active and increasing, with 25 priced lots in the most recent 12-month period compared to 16 in the prior 12-month window, pointing to sustained or growing collector demand. The highest recent realized price was $13,000 at Tiroche in December 2025, with multiple lots in the $7,500–$10,000 range at the same sale, indicating healthy demand for stronger works. ### Appraisal notes An appraisal of a Meir Pichhadze painting should begin with high-quality photographs showing the full work, signature, verso, and frame. Record the medium (oil on canvas is most common), dimensions, and date of execution where visible or documented. Signature style and placement should be compared against authenticated works. Condition is critical—note any retouching, craquelure, canvas relining, or surface abrasions. Provenance should be traced through the artist's estate (meirpichhadze.com), gallery invoices, or prior auction records; the estate maintains an official catalogue and bibliography that can support authentication. Comparable lots should be drawn from the 150 priced auction records in the Appraisily database, filtering for similarity in medium, dimensions, subject matter, and date of execution. Works appearing at established houses such as Tiroche, Montefiore, Alma, Gordon, or Bonhams carry stronger provenance signals. Larger-scale or more complex figurative compositions tend toward the upper price tier ($7,000–$14,000), while smaller or more modest works cluster near the median ($3,000–$4,000). The appraisal should account for the upward trend in trading volume and recent strong results at Tiroche's December 2025 sale when selecting comparables. ### Valuation factors - Medium and support: oil on canvas is the primary medium; works on paper or panel may trade at different price levels - Dimensions: larger paintings tend to achieve higher prices; small works may fall below the $2,000 p25 threshold - Subject matter: figurative, allegorical, and landscape compositions appear frequently in titled lots; subject complexity can influence value - Date of execution: works from mature periods may command premiums over early or undated works - Condition: surface condition, prior restoration, canvas tension, and varnish clarity are standard adjustments - Provenance: estate certification or documentation from the official catalogue (meirpichhadze.com) strengthens value; prior auction records at named houses provide verifiable chain of title - Signature: presence and legibility of the artist's signature should be confirmed against authenticated examples - Auction-house provenance: lots previously sold through Tiroche, Bonhams, Gordon Galleries, or other established houses carry stronger market confidence than lots without documented sale history ### Collector notes - Pichhadze's market shows active liquidity with 25 lots trading in the most recent year and a broad base of auction houses competing for consignments. For buyers, the $2,000–$7,500 range captures the middle 50% of the market, offering entry points for smaller works and mid-range figurative paintings. Standout works at top sales have reached $10,000–$13,000, suggesting that well-chosen pieces with strong provenance and subject appeal can appreciate. Tiroche Auction House handles the highest volume and consistently achieves strong results, making it a reliable venue for both buying and selling. Hammersite and Alma also provide regular access to Pichhadze lots. Sellers should ensure works are well-documented with clear provenance—estate certification and prior auction records materially support realized prices. The increasing lot count year-over-year (16 to 25) signals growing market interest, though collectors should note that a subset of lots sell below estimate or remain unsold (several recent lots show null priceRealised), indicating selective demand rather than uniform absorption. ### Market caveats - Auction records are derived from the Appraisily auction-record index and reflect publicly available sale results; not all lots may be captured, and results from smaller or regional houses may be underrepresented. - Several recent lots show null priceRealised values, which may indicate unsold lots (bought-in), post-sale private negotiations, or data latency; these are excluded from price-distribution statistics. - The minimum recorded price of $20 likely represents a work on paper, print, or an anomaly rather than a typical painting; the lower bound for original paintings on canvas is more realistically represented by the p25 of $2,000. - Auction categories were not systematically populated in lot records; the categories 'Israeli & International Art' and 'Painting' are inferred from the observed categories field and the artist's established medium. - No museum collection records, exhibition history, or institutional holdings were available in the source pack to confirm the artist's cultural significance beyond the auction market. - Price data is in USD; some sales at Israeli auction houses may have been originally conducted in NIS or EUR and converted, introducing minor exchange-rate variation. - The market is concentrated in Israeli auction houses; international comparables are limited primarily to Bonhams, so appraisal values may not fully reflect non-Israeli market conditions. ### Market evidence sources - Appraisily auction record index: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/meir-pichhadze/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from international authority files and verified public sources with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Meir Pichhadze, identity data is drawn from the Library of Congress, VIAF, Wikidata, and the artist's official estate site. ## Sources - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4014767 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir_Pichhadze - VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/28208181/ - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010056537 - Heirs of Meir Pichhadze: http://www.meirpichhadze.com