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.

Hans Bellmer Artworks

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LES MARIONNETTES

Hans Bellmer

LES MARIONNETTES

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HISTOIRE DE L'OEIL

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HISTOIRE DE L'OEIL

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Ohne Titel, 1953

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Ohne Titel, 1953

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POUPEE, FESSE!

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POUPEE, FESSE!

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TOUR ROSE II, 1953

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TOUR ROSE II, 1953

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LE REFLEXE FEMININ ROSE

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LE REFLEXE FEMININ ROSE

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composition, 1953

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composition, 1953

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Untitled, 1970

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Untitled, 1970

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PLAISIR SOLITAIRE

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PLAISIR SOLITAIRE

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SOUTERAIN

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SOUTERAIN

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POESIES (ISIDORE DUCASS), 1970

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POESIES (ISIDORE DUCASS), 1970

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MANNEQUIN

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MANNEQUIN

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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BELLMER: 10 PHOTOGRAPHIES

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BELLMER: 10 PHOTOGRAPHIES

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TORSE DE LA POUPEE, 1935–1937

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TORSE DE LA POUPEE, 1935–1937

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POUPEE (LEANING AGAINST PAINTED WALL), 1935–1936

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POUPEE (LEANING AGAINST PAINTED WALL), 1935–1936

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NAISSANCE, 1975

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NAISSANCE, 1975

Sale Date: October 10, 1992

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DESARTICULATION SUR FOND RAYE, 1972

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DESARTICULATION SUR FOND RAYE, 1972

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TANZENDE FRAUEN

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TANZENDE FRAUEN

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NU SUR CHAISE RAYEE, 1971

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NU SUR CHAISE RAYEE, 1971

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LES DEUX JUMELLES, 1971

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LES DEUX JUMELLES, 1971

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DESHABILLAGE, 1975

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DESHABILLAGE, 1975

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NU, 1973

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NU, 1973

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SOUTERRAIN II, 1975

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SOUTERRAIN II, 1975

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EROTIQUE

Hans Bellmer

EROTIQUE

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