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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Les jeux de la poupée (bk w/17 works; text..., 1949

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Les jeux de la poupée (bk w/17 works; text..., 1949

Sale Date: November 20, 2009

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Hommage à Picasso, 1973

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Hommage à Picasso, 1973

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Le coq ou la poule, 1969

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Le coq ou la poule, 1969

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Sale Date: November 18, 2009

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Le coq ou la poule

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Le coq ou la poule

Sale Date: November 12, 2009

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Les Jeux de la Poupée IV (w/text by Eluard), 1939

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Les Jeux de la Poupée IV (w/text by Eluard), 1939

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Les Jeux de la Poupée VII (w/text by Paul..., 1939

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Les Jeux de la Poupée VII (w/text by Paul..., 1939

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Trois femmes et crinolines

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Trois femmes et crinolines

Sale Date: November 3, 2009

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Les anagrammes du corps (portfolio of 10..., 1973

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Les anagrammes du corps (portfolio of 10..., 1973

Sale Date: October 28, 2009

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Erotische Komposition, pl. 11 (from Les..., 1969

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Erotische Komposition, pl. 11 (from Les..., 1969

Sale Date: November 7, 2009

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Ohne Titel (Landschaft)

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Ohne Titel (Landschaft)

Sale Date: October 31, 2009

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Ohne Titel (Liegende)

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Ohne Titel (Liegende)

Sale Date: October 31, 2009

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Ohne Titel (Zwei ineinander verschlungene...

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Ohne Titel (Zwei ineinander verschlungene...

Sale Date: September 26, 2009

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Les marionettes (suite of 11), 1969

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Les marionettes (suite of 11), 1969

Sale Date: September 26, 2009

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Fabelwesen in erotischer Szene

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Fabelwesen in erotischer Szene

Sale Date: September 18, 2009

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Fabelwesen in erotischer Szene

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Fabelwesen in erotischer Szene

Sale Date: September 18, 2009

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Femme avalant un serpent

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Femme avalant un serpent

Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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Desarticulation sur fond rayé, 1972

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Desarticulation sur fond rayé, 1972

Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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Inceste, 1968

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Inceste, 1968

Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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Tuileries en feu

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Tuileries en feu

Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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O.T. (Surreale Komposition mit zwei Frauen und...

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O.T. (Surreale Komposition mit zwei Frauen und...

Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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