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)
Les jeux de la poupée, A Man Ray avec les..., 1973

Hans Bellmer

Les jeux de la poupée, A Man Ray avec les..., 1973

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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Documents surréalistes, 1944, 1944

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Documents surréalistes, 1944, 1944

Sale Date: May 29, 2018

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Petit Traité de Morale (portfolio of 10), 1968

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Petit Traité de Morale (portfolio of 10), 1968

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Trois muses (recto) - Femmes au globe céleste...

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Trois muses (recto) - Femmes au globe céleste...

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Histoire de l'œil, 1940

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Histoire de l'œil, 1940

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

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Le cri, 1930–1939

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Le cri, 1930–1939

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Nu sur chaise rayée' (Petite variante de 'La...

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Nu sur chaise rayée' (Petite variante de 'La...

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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Mode d'Emploi, 1967

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Mode d'Emploi, 1967

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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Les Milles en Feu, 1970

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Les Milles en Feu, 1970

Sale Date: May 12, 2018

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Hommage à Durer, 1971

Hans Bellmer

Hommage à Durer, 1971

Sale Date: May 2, 2018

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Doriane ou chapeau-filles

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Doriane ou chapeau-filles

Sale Date: May 2, 2018

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o.T. (Lasziv Sitzende)

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o.T. (Lasziv Sitzende)

Sale Date: April 28, 2018

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Without title

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Without title

Sale Date: April 15, 2018

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Composition aux deux têtes, 1961, 1961

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Composition aux deux têtes, 1961, 1961

Sale Date: March 23, 2018

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Figure debout

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Figure debout

Sale Date: March 27, 2018

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COMPOSITION

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COMPOSITION

Sale Date: March 22, 2018

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NU À LA FEUILLE, 1936

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NU À LA FEUILLE, 1936

Sale Date: March 1, 2018

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Petit traite de Morale, 1968

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Petit traite de Morale, 1968

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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Inceste, 1968

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Inceste, 1968

Sale Date: February 9, 2018

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LA BICYCLETTE

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LA BICYCLETTE

Sale Date: February 15, 2018

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REACTION, 1962

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REACTION, 1962

Sale Date: February 15, 2018

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LA POUPEÉ, 1936

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LA POUPEÉ, 1936

Sale Date: February 15, 2018

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Petit Traité de Morale, 1968

Hans Bellmer

Petit Traité de Morale, 1968

Sale Date: December 2, 2017

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Poésies, 1970

Hans Bellmer

Poésies, 1970

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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