Hans Bellmer

(German, 1902–1975)

Hans Bellmer was a German Surrealist artist known for his life-size dolls and erotic photography. His earliest dolls—perversions of the female form with legs growing out of legs—were created out of a desire to oppose the Nazi Regime’s goal of so-called physical perfection. “The female body is like an endless sentence that invites us to rearrange it,” the artist once observed, “so that its real meaning becomes clear through a series of endless anagrams.” He was born on March 13, 1902 in Kattowitz, Germany, in what is now Poland. Once he received the label of degenerate artist, Bellmer fled his home country and moved to Paris, where his challenging work was embraced by members of the Surrealist movement, especially André Breton. After the war, the artist moved into other media, including sexually explicit photography and paintings that explored fetishism through dream-like imagery. He notably collaborated with the artist Unica Zürn on the photographic series Unica Tied Up, featuring close-up images of flesh bulging around tight rope binding in an investigation of sadomasochistic practices. Bellmer died on February 23, 1975 in Paris, France at the age of 72.

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Mme Edwarda, pl.6 (from untitled series), 1955

Hans Bellmer

Mme Edwarda, pl.6 (from untitled series), 1955

Sale Date: October 2, 1993

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Kopff_ßlerin, 1965

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Kopff_ßlerin, 1965

Sale Date: September 28, 1993

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Frau im Umhang

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Frau im Umhang

Sale Date: September 11, 1993

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TWO IMPRESSIONS OF A SURREAL LANDSCAPE WITH...

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TWO IMPRESSIONS OF A SURREAL LANDSCAPE WITH...

Sale Date: August 26, 1993

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LA NAISSANCE DES POUPEES, 1970

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LA NAISSANCE DES POUPEES, 1970

Sale Date: July 9, 1993

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FEMMES

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FEMMES

Sale Date: June 26, 1993

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PETITE TRAITE DE MORALE [MED: FARBIG AUF..., 1968

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PETITE TRAITE DE MORALE [MED: FARBIG AUF..., 1968

Sale Date: June 25, 1993

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Ohne Titel, 1959

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Ohne Titel, 1959

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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Female studies

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Female studies

Sale Date: June 15, 1993

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ABSTRACT WITH WOMAN

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ABSTRACT WITH WOMAN

Sale Date: June 11, 1993

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LA CEPHALOPODE

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LA CEPHALOPODE

Sale Date: June 10, 1993

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TANZENDE FRAUEN, 1973

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TANZENDE FRAUEN, 1973

Sale Date: June 10, 1993

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LES MARIONETTES, 1969

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LES MARIONETTES, 1969

Sale Date: June 10, 1993

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LES ANAGRAMMES DU CORPS, 1973

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LES ANAGRAMMES DU CORPS, 1973

Sale Date: June 10, 1993

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LES MARIONETTES, 1969

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LES MARIONETTES, 1969

Sale Date: June 7, 1993

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ANALYSE & INTIMITE & DEMANDE EN MARIAGE, 1960–1970

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ANALYSE & INTIMITE & DEMANDE EN MARIAGE, 1960–1970

Sale Date: June 5, 1993

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BRAS ET JAMBES ARTICULES & LA CHAISE..., 1960–1970

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BRAS ET JAMBES ARTICULES & LA CHAISE..., 1960–1970

Sale Date: June 5, 1993

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WEIBLICHE FIGUR, 1965

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WEIBLICHE FIGUR, 1965

Sale Date: June 5, 1993

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LA NAISSANCE DES POUPEES, 1970

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LA NAISSANCE DES POUPEES, 1970

Sale Date: May 28, 1993

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MARIONETTE, 1969

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MARIONETTE, 1969

Sale Date: May 26, 1993

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SURREALISTISKA OCH EROTISKA KOMPOSITIONER

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SURREALISTISKA OCH EROTISKA KOMPOSITIONER

Sale Date: May 25, 1993

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LES AMIES

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LES AMIES

Sale Date: May 24, 1993

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CORPS DISLOQUES, 1942

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CORPS DISLOQUES, 1942

Sale Date: May 24, 1993

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KOPF MIT SCHWAN, 1966

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KOPF MIT SCHWAN, 1966

Sale Date: May 24, 1993

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