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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Ohne Titel

Hans Bellmer

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

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Untitled

Hans Bellmer

Sale Date: May 28, 2015

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La poupée, à Man Ray avec les hommages de..., 1970

Hans Bellmer

La poupée, à Man Ray avec les hommages de..., 1970

Sale Date: May 16, 2015

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Ossature de bassin, 1960

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Ossature de bassin, 1960

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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Sans titre, 1960

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Sans titre, 1960

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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L'embryon rouge, 1949

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L'embryon rouge, 1949

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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La poupée, 1936

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La poupée, 1936

Sale Date: May 23, 2015

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Fratzen

Hans Bellmer

Sale Date: May 7, 2015

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Gedanken

Hans Bellmer

Sale Date: May 7, 2015

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Frau auf dem Velo

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Frau auf dem Velo

Sale Date: May 7, 2015

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Geneve (bk w/1 work)

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Geneve (bk w/1 work)

Sale Date: April 27, 2015

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À Sade (bk w/10 works)

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À Sade (bk w/10 works)

Sale Date: April 27, 2015

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Les Jeux de la poupée (bk w/15 works)

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Les Jeux de la poupée (bk w/15 works)

Sale Date: April 27, 2015

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Anatomie

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Sale Date: April 21, 2015

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Poesies, 1970

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Poesies, 1970

Sale Date: April 24, 2015

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Paysage 1700, 1965

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Paysage 1700, 1965

Sale Date: April 21, 2015

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Femmes au jardin

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Femmes au jardin

Sale Date: April 8, 2015

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Petit traite de morale (portfolio w/set of 10), 1968

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Petit traite de morale (portfolio w/set of 10), 1968

Sale Date: March 23, 2015

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Femme sur une chaise (3 works)

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Femme sur une chaise (3 works)

Sale Date: March 10, 2015

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Suite de trois estampes sur japon nacré rehaussé

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Suite de trois estampes sur japon nacré rehaussé

Sale Date: February 11, 2015

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La chauve-souris; Entre deux eaux; Les..., 1967–1969

Hans Bellmer

La chauve-souris; Entre deux eaux; Les..., 1967–1969

Sale Date: December 19, 2014

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Petit traite de morale (X) etude originale..., 1963

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Petit traite de morale (X) etude originale..., 1963

Sale Date: December 14, 2014

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La Poupée, 1930–1939

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La Poupée, 1930–1939

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Study of die Puppe, 1934

Hans Bellmer

Study of die Puppe, 1934

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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