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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WURMZERFRESSENES UND PLISSIERTES (LE..., 1940

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WURMZERFRESSENES UND PLISSIERTES (LE..., 1940

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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MADCHEN MANNERPORTRAIT

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MADCHEN MANNERPORTRAIT

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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MANNLICHES PORTRAIT IN DREIVIERTELANSICHT

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MANNLICHES PORTRAIT IN DREIVIERTELANSICHT

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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FEMME EROTIQUE

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FEMME EROTIQUE

Sale Date: October 25, 1991

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FEMME CHAUVE-SOURIS

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FEMME CHAUVE-SOURIS

Sale Date: October 25, 1991

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BILDNIS DES JOE BOUSQUET, 1957

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BILDNIS DES JOE BOUSQUET, 1957

Sale Date: October 16, 1991

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Tête d'une jeune femme

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Tête d'une jeune femme

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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WEIBLICHER AKT

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WEIBLICHER AKT

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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KLEIST, HEINRICH VON; LES MARIONETTES. MIT..., 1969

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KLEIST, HEINRICH VON; LES MARIONETTES. MIT..., 1969

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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LA CHAUVE-SOURIS, 1968

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LA CHAUVE-SOURIS, 1968

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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FEMMES-COLONNES, 1972

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FEMMES-COLONNES, 1972

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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LES DEUX FILLES

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LES DEUX FILLES

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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FIGURE EN ROSE, 1969

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FIGURE EN ROSE, 1969

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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LES JEUX DE LA POUPEE, 1949

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LES JEUX DE LA POUPEE, 1949

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

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LES MARIONETTES 1969, 1969

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LES MARIONETTES 1969, 1969

Sale Date: October 3, 1991

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JEUNE FILLE

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JEUNE FILLE

Sale Date: September 30, 1991

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PERSONNAGE AUX BOTTINES

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PERSONNAGE AUX BOTTINES

Sale Date: September 20, 1991

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LES MAINS, 1969, 1969

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LES MAINS, 1969, 1969

Sale Date: September 20, 1991

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HEADS AND RUINS; HANDS AND WOMEN IN A STATE OF...

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HEADS AND RUINS; HANDS AND WOMEN IN A STATE OF...

Sale Date: September 6, 1991

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WOMEN IN A SURREALIST LANDSCAPE

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WOMEN IN A SURREALIST LANDSCAPE

Sale Date: September 6, 1991

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VISAGES FERMES

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VISAGES FERMES

Sale Date: July 11, 1991

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AFFICHE POUR L'EXPOSITION DE LA KESTNER...

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AFFICHE POUR L'EXPOSITION DE LA KESTNER...

Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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Hans Bellmer

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Sale Date: July 4, 1991

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