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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3 TABLEAUX, 7 DESSINS, 1 TEXTE (bk w/1 work), 1942

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3 TABLEAUX, 7 DESSINS, 1 TEXTE (bk w/1 work), 1942

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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ŒILLADES CISELÉES EN BRANCHES (bk by Georges , 1939

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ŒILLADES CISELÉES EN BRANCHES (bk by Georges , 1939

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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LA POUPÉE (bk w/15 works)

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LA POUPÉE (bk w/15 works)

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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LA POUPÉE (bk w/10 works)

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LA POUPÉE (bk w/10 works)

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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LORD AUCH. HISTOIRE DE L’ŒIL (bk by Georges..., 1940

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LORD AUCH. HISTOIRE DE L’ŒIL (bk by Georges..., 1940

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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Petit traité de morale (bk w/10 works)

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Petit traité de morale (bk w/10 works)

Sale Date: April 22, 2016

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La Poupée (bk w/ 20 works)

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La Poupée (bk w/ 20 works)

Sale Date: April 22, 2016

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Les Anagrammes du corps, 1973

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Les Anagrammes du corps, 1973

Sale Date: April 5, 2016

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Les Marionettes Heinrich von Kleist

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Les Marionettes Heinrich von Kleist

Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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Souterrain No. 13, 1965

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Souterrain No. 13, 1965

Sale Date: March 30, 2016

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A SADE 1961 (album w/10 works), 1994

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A SADE 1961 (album w/10 works), 1994

Sale Date: March 19, 2016

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DESSIN ÉROTIQUE

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DESSIN ÉROTIQUE

Sale Date: March 13, 2016

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Ohne Titel, 1943

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Ohne Titel, 1943

Sale Date: December 3, 2015

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St. Cyr, 1965

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St. Cyr, 1965

Sale Date: February 12, 2016

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Desarticulation sur fond rayé, 1958

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Desarticulation sur fond rayé, 1958

Sale Date: February 2, 2016

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Deux corps (recto); Tête-bêche (verso), 1959

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Deux corps (recto); Tête-bêche (verso), 1959

Sale Date: February 3, 2016

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FILLETTES

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FILLETTES

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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LOLITA

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LOLITA

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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JACQUELINE, 1944, 1944

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JACQUELINE, 1944, 1944

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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LARIBOISIERE, 1970, 1970

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LARIBOISIERE, 1970, 1970

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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LA BICYCLETTE, 1980

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LA BICYCLETTE, 1980

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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ORIGINES, 1980

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ORIGINES, 1980

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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SCENE EROTIQUE, 1980

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SCENE EROTIQUE, 1980

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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BICYCLETTE TREMBLANTE, 1980

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BICYCLETTE TREMBLANTE, 1980

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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