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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La permutation des sens, 1950

Hans Bellmer

La permutation des sens, 1950

Sale Date: March 25, 2022

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Jeune Fille ( recto ); Composition ( verso ), 1961

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Jeune Fille ( recto ); Composition ( verso ), 1961

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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Sans titre, 1947

Hans Bellmer

Sans titre, 1947

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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Sans titre, 1955

Hans Bellmer

Sans titre, 1955

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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Pour l'anatomie de l'image I, 1956

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Pour l'anatomie de l'image I, 1956

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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LES MARIONNETTES (portfolio of 11), 1969

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LES MARIONNETTES (portfolio of 11), 1969

Sale Date: March 18, 2022

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Untitled, 1960

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Untitled, 1960

Sale Date: March 9, 2022

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Artist's books, three, 1944–1947

Hans Bellmer

Artist's books, three, 1944–1947

Sale Date: March 10, 2022

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Visage et Chat (not in Mandiargues), 1960

Hans Bellmer

Visage et Chat (not in Mandiargues), 1960

Sale Date: January 26, 2022

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Set aus 2 Graphiken, 1969–1972

Hans Bellmer

Set aus 2 Graphiken, 1969–1972

Sale Date: January 21, 2022

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La Poupée tanzend

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La Poupée tanzend

Sale Date: January 21, 2022

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Ohne Titel

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Ohne Titel

Sale Date: December 18, 2021

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Les jeux de la poupée, 1970

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Les jeux de la poupée, 1970

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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L'ASSIETTE Photographie en noir et blanc

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L'ASSIETTE Photographie en noir et blanc

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

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10 AVRIL 2021

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10 AVRIL 2021

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

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Femme nue

Hans Bellmer

Femme nue

Sale Date: December 10, 2021

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I. Ducasse: Poésies (bk w/suite of 10)

Hans Bellmer

I. Ducasse: Poésies (bk w/suite of 10)

Sale Date: November 29, 2021

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5 Radierungen zu de Sades

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5 Radierungen zu de Sades "Petit traité de...

Sale Date: November 29, 2021

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Sans titre, 1938

Hans Bellmer

Sans titre, 1938

Sale Date: December 10, 2021

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Les Jeux de la poupée, 1949

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Les Jeux de la poupée, 1949

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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Plate XIV, Les Jeux de la Poupèe, 1936–1937

Hans Bellmer

Plate XIV, Les Jeux de la Poupèe, 1936–1937

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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Plate X, Les Jeux de la Poupèe, 1936–1937

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Plate X, Les Jeux de la Poupèe, 1936–1937

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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Plate VIII, Les Jeux de la Poupèe, 1936–1937

Hans Bellmer

Plate VIII, Les Jeux de la Poupèe, 1936–1937

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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La Poupée', 1935, 1935

Hans Bellmer

La Poupée', 1935, 1935

Sale Date: November 16, 2021

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