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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La Cephalopode Double (Doubleff 61), 1965

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La Cephalopode Double (Doubleff 61), 1965

Sale Date: January 29, 2019

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PORTRAIT DE LA MERE DE L'ARTISTE, 1954

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PORTRAIT DE LA MERE DE L'ARTISTE, 1954

Sale Date: December 19, 2018

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SANS TITRE, 1942–1946

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SANS TITRE, 1942–1946

Sale Date: December 19, 2018

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LA PERMUTATION DES SENS, 1950

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LA PERMUTATION DES SENS, 1950

Sale Date: December 19, 2018

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JOYCE MANSOUR JULES CESAR 5, 1955

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JOYCE MANSOUR JULES CESAR 5, 1955

Sale Date: December 19, 2018

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TROIS GRACES ET FIGURES, 1951

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TROIS GRACES ET FIGURES, 1951

Sale Date: December 19, 2018

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CONSTRUCTION, 1954

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CONSTRUCTION, 1954

Sale Date: December 19, 2018

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INTERIEUR, 1951

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INTERIEUR, 1951

Sale Date: December 19, 2018

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UN TRAITE DE MORALE, 1959

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UN TRAITE DE MORALE, 1959

Sale Date: December 14, 2018

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AKT (NUDE)

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AKT (NUDE)

Sale Date: December 14, 2018

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DIE PUPPE, 1934

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DIE PUPPE, 1934

Sale Date: November 9, 2018

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Tuileries en Feu, 1970

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Tuileries en Feu, 1970

Sale Date: December 5, 2018

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Printing plate for one sheet from Madame..., 1965

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Printing plate for one sheet from Madame..., 1965

Sale Date: December 5, 2018

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Petit traité de morale (10), 1966

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Petit traité de morale (10), 1966

Sale Date: November 21, 2018

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LES JEUX DE LA POUPÉE, 1949

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LES JEUX DE LA POUPÉE, 1949

Sale Date: November 9, 2018

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Le Chapeau-main, 1947

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Le Chapeau-main, 1947

Sale Date: October 25, 2018

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Sans titre, 1959

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Sans titre, 1959

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Sans titre, Étude pour

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Sans titre, Étude pour "l'Histoire de l'œil" , 1946

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Etude pour Claquemur, 1950–1959

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Etude pour Claquemur, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 11, 2018

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Madame Edwarda, 1965

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Madame Edwarda, 1965

Sale Date: September 27, 2018

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Petit Traité de Morale, 1968

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Petit Traité de Morale, 1968

Sale Date: September 27, 2018

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Work

Hans Bellmer

Work

Sale Date: September 27, 2018

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Senza titolo

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Senza titolo

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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Paysage 1800, Les Milles en Feu and..., 1965–1970

Hans Bellmer

Paysage 1800, Les Milles en Feu and..., 1965–1970

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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