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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Composition aux Nus, Dessin double face...

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Composition aux Nus, Dessin double face...

Sale Date: December 10, 2014

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À Sade, 1961

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À Sade, 1961

Sale Date: December 15, 2014

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Madame Edwarda, 1965

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Madame Edwarda, 1965

Sale Date: December 15, 2014

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Monseigneur Bouvier, Le Mystère du..., 1973

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Monseigneur Bouvier, Le Mystère du..., 1973

Sale Date: December 12, 2014

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Erotische Studien

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Erotische Studien

Sale Date: December 4, 2014

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Fillettes dans les cordes et l'escalade , 1969–1972

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Fillettes dans les cordes et l'escalade , 1969–1972

Sale Date: December 3, 2014

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Penis ejakulatus, 1950–1959

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Penis ejakulatus, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 10, 2014

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Feet, 1950–1960

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Feet, 1950–1960

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

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Les Colonnes

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Les Colonnes

Sale Date: November 8, 2014

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A Sade (10 works), 1961

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A Sade (10 works), 1961

Sale Date: November 15, 2014

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La poupée, 1936

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La poupée, 1936

Sale Date: November 14, 2014

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Nous suivons à pas lents pour les jeux..., 1936–1937

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Nous suivons à pas lents pour les jeux..., 1936–1937

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Les jeux de la poupée IX, 1935–1937

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Les jeux de la poupée IX, 1935–1937

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Les jeux de la poupée VI, 1935–1937

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Les jeux de la poupée VI, 1935–1937

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Ensemble de quatre planches:, -la..., 1968

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Ensemble de quatre planches:, -la..., 1968

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Ensemble de quatre planches:, -inceste, 1968

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Ensemble de quatre planches:, -inceste, 1968

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Vanitas

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Vanitas

Sale Date: November 6, 2014

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Weibliche Formen

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Weibliche Formen

Sale Date: November 6, 2014

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Souterrain No. 13, 1965

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Souterrain No. 13, 1965

Sale Date: October 23, 2014

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Erotic theme

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Erotic theme

Sale Date: October 22, 2014

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Modele de femme

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Modele de femme

Sale Date: October 27, 2014

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Etude de femme

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Etude de femme

Sale Date: October 27, 2014

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Scene erotique

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Scene erotique

Sale Date: October 27, 2014

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La bicyclette

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La bicyclette

Sale Date: October 27, 2014

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