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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Erotische Komposition

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Erotische Komposition

Sale Date: May 25, 1992

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11 BLL.: HEINRICH VON KLEIST. LES MARIONETTES, 1969

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11 BLL.: HEINRICH VON KLEIST. LES MARIONETTES, 1969

Sale Date: May 25, 1992

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COMPOSITION EROTIQUE SURREALISTE, 1961

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COMPOSITION EROTIQUE SURREALISTE, 1961

Sale Date: May 23, 1992

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ORACLES AT SPECTACLES. LA TENTATION. (2 BLATTER)

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ORACLES AT SPECTACLES. LA TENTATION. (2 BLATTER)

Sale Date: May 23, 1992

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THREE SURREALIST COMPOSITIONS , 1965

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THREE SURREALIST COMPOSITIONS , 1965

Sale Date: May 15, 1992

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10 BLATTER. LES ANAGRAMMES DU CORPS, 1973

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10 BLATTER. LES ANAGRAMMES DU CORPS, 1973

Sale Date: May 1, 1992

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KOMPOSITION, UM 1940

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KOMPOSITION, UM 1940

Sale Date: April 30, 1992

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LA TETE (# 5/20)

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LA TETE (# 5/20)

Sale Date: April 17, 1992

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POUPEE, 1936–1937

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POUPEE, 1936–1937

Sale Date: April 15, 1992

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LES JEUX DE LA POUPEE (A BOOK WITH TEXT BY PAUL...

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LES JEUX DE LA POUPEE (A BOOK WITH TEXT BY PAUL...

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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COMPOSITION ABSTRAITE (1948), 1948

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COMPOSITION ABSTRAITE (1948), 1948

Sale Date: April 13, 1992

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TORSO, 1940

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TORSO, 1940

Sale Date: April 13, 1992

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SELBSTBILDNIS

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SELBSTBILDNIS

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

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Tête de fille

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Tête de fille

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

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EROTISCHER TAG EINER TANZERIN

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EROTISCHER TAG EINER TANZERIN

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

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SOUTERRAIN PRENATAL, 1971

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SOUTERRAIN PRENATAL, 1971

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

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SOLITUDE

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SOLITUDE

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

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NAISSANCE

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NAISSANCE

Sale Date: April 8, 1992

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SOUTERAIN

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SOUTERAIN

Sale Date: April 8, 1992

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EROTICA

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EROTICA

Sale Date: March 18, 1992

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WOMAN IN A LANDSCAPE;

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WOMAN IN A LANDSCAPE;

Sale Date: March 14, 1992

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FIGURAL SQUARES WITH UNDULATING BRICK WALL;

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FIGURAL SQUARES WITH UNDULATING BRICK WALL;

Sale Date: March 14, 1992

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ABSTRACTIONS WITH WOMEN AND BODY PARTS

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ABSTRACTIONS WITH WOMEN AND BODY PARTS

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

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Composition

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Composition

Sale Date: December 16, 1991

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