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 poupée, vers 1938, 1938

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La poupée, vers 1938, 1938

Sale Date: June 29, 2021

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La poupée, vers 1936-1937, 1936–1937

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La poupée, vers 1936-1937, 1936–1937

Sale Date: June 29, 2021

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SCENE EROTIQUE Mine de plomb sur papier, 1969

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SCENE EROTIQUE Mine de plomb sur papier, 1969

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Petite Anatomie de l'inconscient physique ou , 1957

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Petite Anatomie de l'inconscient physique ou , 1957

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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L'Image, 1956

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L'Image, 1956

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Nous la suivons à pas lents. Carcassonne,..., 1944

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Nous la suivons à pas lents. Carcassonne,..., 1944

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Nous la suivons à pas lents. Sans lieu ni date, 1937

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Nous la suivons à pas lents. Sans lieu ni date, 1937

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Composition érotique. Sans lieu, 21 juin 1937, 1937

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Composition érotique. Sans lieu, 21 juin 1937, 1937

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Unterweisungen der Sexualität (portfolio of 6), 1974

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Unterweisungen der Sexualität (portfolio of 6), 1974

Sale Date: June 7, 2021

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Femme nue

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Femme nue

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Étude sur la Sexualité, 1974

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Étude sur la Sexualité, 1974

Sale Date: June 11, 2021

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Les infortunes de la vertu, Les 120 journées , 1968

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Les infortunes de la vertu, Les 120 journées , 1968

Sale Date: June 11, 2021

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Ohne Titel (Kopf)

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Ohne Titel (Kopf)

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Ohne Titel (Dame mit animalischem Hut)...., 1969

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Ohne Titel (Dame mit animalischem Hut)...., 1969

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Ohne Titel (Figuren im Raum). Ohne Titel..., 1965

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Ohne Titel (Figuren im Raum). Ohne Titel..., 1965

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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BEZ TYTUŁU

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BEZ TYTUŁU

Sale Date: April 10, 2021

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Femme debout

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Femme debout

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Dame musicienne, 1953

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Dame musicienne, 1953

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Sans titre, 1955

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Sans titre, 1955

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Bicycle, 1970

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Bicycle, 1970

Sale Date: February 17, 2021

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Doll, 1971

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Doll, 1971

Sale Date: February 17, 2021

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Mode d'emploi. Paris, Éditions Georges..., 1967

Hans Bellmer

Mode d'emploi. Paris, Éditions Georges..., 1967

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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17 dessins originaux dont 5 signés...., 1943–1947

Hans Bellmer

17 dessins originaux dont 5 signés...., 1943–1947

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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Fillettes. Sans date [vers 1938, 1938

Hans Bellmer

Fillettes. Sans date [vers 1938, 1938

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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