1964–
Allee galerii; Artrovert; Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid; Eesti Kunstimuuseum; Haus Galerii; NOBA
Herkki Erich Merila (b. 1964 in Tallinn) is, as a member of DeStudio, the father of Estonian contemporary photographic art. And, as befits a classic, he is drawn to the most eternal of all possible motifs: the female body. (machine translation of the holder's Estonian text, unedited)
8 auction lots · 7 sold · 2004–2026 · €600 – €3,800 — as the auction houses published them; not a valuation
Coming up at auction: 31.10.2026 Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid: SHESYPHUS / Vaikuse geomeetria, starting price €2,200 · 11.2026 Vernissage: Melanhoolne päevitaja, starting price €2,500 — all coming sales
19 works at Allee galerii, Artrovert, Haus Galerii, NOBA, €450–€5,400. Prices as the galleries state them.
Taganeva linna haavad IV
Taganeva linna haavad I
Taganeva linna haavad III
Taganeva linna haavad II
Carceres VI. The Crash
Subpersonic
Kinbaku VIII
Objects of Timeless
Real Estate of Mind
Suur anonüüm
Carceres V
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Punane dihhotoomia
Kromaatika ll
Real Estate of Mind IObjects of TimelessÜhe Unelma Memoriaal
Kromaatika VIISubpersonicReal Estate of MindKinbaku VIII
Kinbaku ITaganeva linna haavad IVTaganeva linna haavad ITaganeva linna haavad IIITaganeva linna haavad IICarceres VSuur anonüümCarceres VI. The Crash
Chromatics VI
Chromatics II20 works with a picture; the first 19 here, all in the catalogue. Pictures for public-domain works, live gallery listings and the works galleries and artists show on their own pages, from those servers.
Similar artists — same period, media and subjects: Arne Maasik · Karl-Kristjan Nagel · Kristiina Hansen · Tõnu Noorits · Mark Raidpere · Toomas Kalve
Contemporaries in Haus Galerii: Rait Rosin · Vano Allsalu · Aleksander Litvinov · Jane Remm · Mihkel Vorsman
By decade: 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s · 2020s
By medium: Photograph · Print · Mixed media · Painting · Other
Where the works are: Tartu Art Museum · Art Museum of Estonia
| Year | Title | Technique | Dimensions | Held by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tallinn põleb | käsitsi koloreeritud photograph | 42 x 60 cm | Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid · EKO graafikaoksjon · Sold €1,500 |
| 1989 | Tallinn põleb (Tallinn is Burning) | fotograafia (pigmentfoto. Printer EPSON Stylus Pro 9900) | lehe laius: 79.4 cm; lehe kõrgus: 56.6 cm | Eesti Kunstimuuseum |
| 1999 | Mittepüha I | digital print | laius: 156.0 cm; kõrgus: 77.3 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum |
| 2000 | Welcome to Estonia II | laius: 80.0 cm; kõrgus: 130.0 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2001 | Läbi rahulike silmade IX | digital print | laius: 83.4 cm; kõrgus: 99.5 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum |
| 2001 | Läbi rahulike silmade XIV | digital print | laius: 83.2 cm; kõrgus: 74.5 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum |
| 2002 | Welcome to Estonia I | laius: 80.0 cm; kõrgus: 130.0 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2002 | Welcome to Estonia III | laius: 80.0 cm; kõrgus: 130.0 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2002 | Welcome to Estonia IV | laius: 80.0 cm; kõrgus: 130.0 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2002 | Welcome to Estonia V | laius: 80.0 cm; kõrgus: 130.0 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2002 | Welcome to Estonia VI | laius: 80.0 cm; kõrgus: 130.0 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2006 | Real Estate of Mind | Digital print (Giclée print) | 50 x 70 cm | Allee galerii |
| 2006 | Real Estate of Mind | Digital print (Giclée print) | 70 x 100 cm | Allee galerii |
| 2006 | Real Estate of Mind I | Photograph, giclée. | Haus Galerii | |
| 2007 | Real Estate of Mind | digitaaltrükk (Giclee print) | laius: 115.0 cm; kõrgus: 70.0 cm | Eesti Kunstimuuseum |
| 2009 | Objects of Timeless | Photography | 81 x 61 cm | NOBA |
| 2011 | Kaur Kenderi portree | laius: 72.7 cm; kõrgus: 88.0 cm | Tartu Kunstimuuseum | |
| 2011 | Kinbaku I | lamineeritud photo print on paper | 85.0 × 65.0 cm | Haus Galerii |
| 2011 | Kinbaku VIII | Lamineeritud photo print on paper | 85.0 × 63.0 cm | Haus Galerii |
| 2015 | Carceres V | digital print | 80.0 × 140.0 cm | Haus Galerii |
| 2015 | Taganeva linna haavad I | digital print | 50.0 × 50.0 cm | Haus Galerii |
| 2015 | Taganeva linna haavad II | digital print | 50.0 × 50.0 cm | Haus Galerii |
| 2015 | Taganeva linna haavad III | digital print | 50.0 × 50.0 cm | Haus Galerii |
| 2015 | Taganeva linna haavad IV | digital print | 50.0 × 50.0 cm | Haus Galerii |
| 2016 | Carceres VI. The Crash | Pigmenttinditrükk | 57.0 × 81.0 cm | Haus Galerii |
| 2016 | Like is new LOVE | Digitaalne töötlus alumiiniumil | 105 x 107 cm | Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid · Art&Tonic sünnipäevaoksjon 29.08 · Sold €1,700 |
| 2016 | Suur anonüüm | Pigmenttinditrükk | 108.0 × 140.0 cm | Haus Galerii |
| 2018 | Ühe Unelma Memoriaal | Photograph | 100 x 150 cm | NOBA |
| 2020 | Punane dihhotoomia | Painting | 120 x 150 cm | NOBA |
| 2020 | Ärkamine iseendaga | Oil on canvas | 100 x 140 cm | Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid · Eesti Moodsa Kunsti Oksjon Kuressaares · Sold €2,100 |
| 2021 | Chromatics II | Author’s technique | 110 × 110 cm | Artrovert |
| 2021 | Chromatics VI | author’s technique | 150 × 105 cm | Artrovert |
| 2021 | Kromaatika ll | Mixed technique | 110 x 110 cm | NOBA |
| 2024 | Kromaatika VII | Photograph | 110 x 145 cm | NOBA |
| 2024 | Triclope | fotokollaaz | 50 x 70 cm | Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid · EKO graafikaoksjon · Sold €600 |
| 2025 | Melanhoolne päevitaja | Mixed technique/acrylic on canvas | 110 x 100 cm | Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid · Eesti Moodsa Kunsti Oksjon Kuressaare Kuursaalis 26.07 · Sold €3,600 |
| 2025 | Subpersonic | photo | 70 × 50 cm | Artrovert |
| 2025 | Triclope | photo | 50 × 70 cm | Artrovert · sold |
| 2026 | White noise portrait | Mixed technique/ Acrylic on canvas | 133 x 108 cm | Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid · Eesti moodsa kunsti oksjon Kuressaare Kuursaalis · Sold €3,800 |
| — | Geometry in Submission 2026 | Digital print akrüülklaasil | 70 x 100 cm | Vernissage · Kevadoksjon 2026 · Sold €2,400 |
| — | Lunaatika | Digital print | 63.0 x 126.0 cm | Haus Galerii · Heategev kunstioksjon/2004 · Unsold |
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