7. 7AR MERET OPPENHEIM (1913-1985) The hand of melancholy signed with the artist's initials, inscribed and dated 'La main de la melancolie Nov.43. M.O' (lower right) graphite on paper Executed in November 1943 30.5 x 22 cm. Provenance Galerie René Steiner, Cerlier. Private collection, Italy. Private collection, Italy (by descent). Exhibition Bern, Kunsthalle, Meret Oppenheim, 8 September - 14 October 1984, no 57. Bibliography B. Curiger, D. Bürgi, J.-C. Ammann,k H. Heissenbüttel, A. Jouffroy, Meret Oppenheim: Spuren durchstandener Freiheit, Zurich, 1982, no. C2b, (illustrated p. 149).