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 Cephalopode Double, 1965

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La Cephalopode Double, 1965

Sale Date: February 16, 2023

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Untitled, from the portfolio Les Marionettes, 1969

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Untitled, from the portfolio Les Marionettes, 1969

Sale Date: March 7, 2023

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La poupée, 1949

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La poupée, 1949

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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Souterrain No. 13, 1965

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Souterrain No. 13, 1965

Sale Date: January 31, 2023

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Les Milles en Feu, 1970

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Les Milles en Feu, 1970

Sale Date: January 31, 2023

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: November 19, 2022

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Mixed Lot of Two Prints

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Mixed Lot of Two Prints

Sale Date: January 19, 2023

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Hexen texte. Zehn Zeichnungen und zehn..., 1954

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Hexen texte. Zehn Zeichnungen und zehn..., 1954

Sale Date: November 21, 2022

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Suite de 7 pl. pour Mode d’emploi, 1953–1967

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Suite de 7 pl. pour Mode d’emploi, 1953–1967

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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Petit traité de morale., 1968

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Petit traité de morale., 1968

Sale Date: November 29, 2022

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Les Marionnettes., 1969

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Les Marionnettes., 1969

Sale Date: November 29, 2022

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Die Puppe, 1934

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Die Puppe, 1934

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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La Poupée. Paris, G.L.M., 1936, 1936

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La Poupée. Paris, G.L.M., 1936, 1936

Sale Date: November 3, 2022

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La Poupée. Paris, G.L.M., 1936, 1936

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La Poupée. Paris, G.L.M., 1936, 1936

Sale Date: November 3, 2022

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Les Anagrammes du corps, 1973

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Les Anagrammes du corps, 1973

Sale Date: November 3, 2022

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L’Envers et l’endroit. Paris, Jean-Jacques..., 1956

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L’Envers et l’endroit. Paris, Jean-Jacques..., 1956

Sale Date: November 3, 2022

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Paysage 1800, 1968

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Paysage 1800, 1968

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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Portrait de Roberto Matta

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Portrait de Roberto Matta

Sale Date: October 21, 2022

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Portrait de Jean (Hans) Arp (recto; verso)

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Portrait de Jean (Hans) Arp (recto; verso)

Sale Date: October 21, 2022

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Portrait de Victor Brauner

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Portrait de Victor Brauner

Sale Date: October 21, 2022

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Portrait de Man Ray, 1957–1958

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Portrait de Man Ray, 1957–1958

Sale Date: October 21, 2022

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Portrait de Wilfredo Lam

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Portrait de Wilfredo Lam

Sale Date: October 21, 2022

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Portrait de Marcel Duchamp, projet pour..., 1959

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Portrait de Marcel Duchamp, projet pour..., 1959

Sale Date: October 21, 2022

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Sur canapé, 1956

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Sur canapé, 1956

Sale Date: October 21, 2022

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