# Ofer Lellouche artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Nationality: Israeli
- Movements: Contemporary art
- Common media: oil painting, sculpture, etching, video art

## About Ofer Lellouche

Ofer Lellouche (born 1947, Tunis, Tunisia) is an Israeli painter, sculptor, etcher, and video artist who lives and works between Tel Aviv and Paris. He began his career in the 1970s focused on video art before turning decisively to painting, where the self-portrait became a defining preoccupation for many years. Over time his practice expanded to encompass landscape, still life, and the nude, and more recently he has concentrated on sculpture. Lellouche has exhibited at major international institutions including the Albertina in Vienna, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the Gulbenkian Museum of Modern Art in Lisbon, the CAFA Museum in Beijing, and the Himalayas Museum in Shanghai. He has also written theoretical texts on art, including essays on narcissism and the nude in art history. He is currently represented by Ditesheim & Maffei Fine Art in Neuchâtel and Gordon Gallery in Tel Aviv.

## Common works and media

Collectors most frequently encounter Lellouche's oil paintings — particularly self-portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and nudes — alongside etchings and other prints. His recent focus on sculpture means bronze and other sculptural works may also appear on the market. Video art from his early career is less common at auction. Works on paper, including drawings and etchings, are typically more accessible at lower price points than large-scale paintings or sculptures.

## Market and appraisal context

Ofer Lellouche's work appears across painting, sculpture, prints, and works on paper, with 228 auction records catalogued. Collectors and appraisers should consider medium (oils and sculptures versus etchings and prints), subject matter, dimensions, date of execution, provenance linking to his gallery representations or museum exhibitions, and condition. Works carrying exhibition history from institutions such as the Albertina, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, or the Israel Museum may carry added provenance value. Comparable public auction results for similar medium, period, and subject should be the primary benchmark for appraisal.

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page draws on identity records from Getty ULAN, VIAF, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, Wikidata, and the artist's official website, combined with 228 catalogued auction records. Appraisily artist pages integrate artist biography with auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lot data when those records are available.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528057
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500484200
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/48794339/
- RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/304277
- Ofer Lellouche: http://www.oferlellouche.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofer_Lellouche