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

Hans Bellmer (2,867 results)
MODE D'EMPLOI, 1967

Hans Bellmer

MODE D'EMPLOI, 1967

Sale Date: December 14, 1991

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ANATOMICAL COMPOSITIONS, THE SET OF 10 PLATES;...

Hans Bellmer

ANATOMICAL COMPOSITIONS, THE SET OF 10 PLATES;...

Sale Date: December 12, 1991

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LES AMIES

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LES AMIES

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LE PARQUET

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LE PARQUET

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Paysage

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Paysage

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FEMME DESARTICULEE

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FEMME DESARTICULEE

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Portrait de femme

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Portrait de femme

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MADAME EST SERVIE

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MADAME EST SERVIE

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COUPLE II

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COUPLE II

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PAYSAGE FANTASTIQUE

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PAYSAGE FANTASTIQUE

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TETE

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TETE

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Danseuse

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Danseuse

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LES TALONS

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LES TALONS

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FILLE AUX BAS RAYES

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FILLE AUX BAS RAYES

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Sans titre

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Sans titre

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SCENE EROTIQUE

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SCENE EROTIQUE

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LES FILLETTES

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LES FILLETTES

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CEPHALOPODE REVERSIBLE

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CEPHALOPODE REVERSIBLE

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PERSONNAGE DANS UN PAYSAGE

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PERSONNAGE DANS UN PAYSAGE

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LE CHATEAU DES SEVICES

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LE CHATEAU DES SEVICES

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LE NU DU FER

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LE NU DU FER

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LA CYCLISTE

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LA CYCLISTE

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JEU DE FEMME

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JEU DE FEMME

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L'OEIL

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L'OEIL

Sale Date: December 4, 1991

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