Meret Oppenheim

(Swiss, 1913–1985)

Meret Oppenheim was a German-born Swiss artist and photographer. Considered a key figure in the Surrealist movement, her work focused on the marginalization of women, but also the subversion of art itself. In what is considered her most famous work Object (Le Déjeuner en Fourrure) (1936), the artist covered a teacup, saucer, and spoon in a layer of Chinese gazelle fur, creating a contrast of domestic objects with the expensive furs worn by refined women. “There is no difference between man and woman: there is only artist or poet. Sex plays no role whatsoever. That is why I refuse to participate in exhibitions of woman only,” she once declared. Born on October 6, 1913, in Berlin, Germany Oppenheim moved to Paris at the age of 18 where she attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and fell into the circles of the Surrealists. She famously posed for one of Man Ray’s most famous photographs Erotique Voilee (1933), in which Oppenheim posed nude covered in ink at a printing press. In 1936, she had her first solo exhibition in Basel, Switzerland and began her investigations into female exploitation. Oppenheim’s work set the tone for several later artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, and Ana Mendieta. She died on November 15, 1985, in Basel, Switzerland. Today, much of her archive is held at the the Museum of Fine Arts in Bern, and is also held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

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Meret Oppenheim Artworks

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L'écureuil, 1969

Meret Oppenheim

L'écureuil, 1969

Sale Date: May 27, 2020

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Traccia table from the Ultramobile collection

Meret Oppenheim

Traccia table from the Ultramobile collection

Sale Date: April 9, 2020

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Guéridon surréaliste

Meret Oppenheim

Guéridon surréaliste "Traccia", création..., 1939

Sale Date: April 8, 2020

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Table dite « Traccia » – Circa 1970, 1970

Meret Oppenheim

Table dite « Traccia » – Circa 1970, 1970

Sale Date: May 19, 2020

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Bague

Meret Oppenheim

Bague "Cage" en or jaune 18k (750‰) et rubis., 1985

Sale Date: March 12, 2020

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Suite de deux guéridons dits Traccia

Meret Oppenheim

Suite de deux guéridons dits Traccia

Sale Date: March 5, 2020

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Le cocon (il vit), Objet-porte-bonheur, 1974

Meret Oppenheim

Le cocon (il vit), Objet-porte-bonheur, 1974

Sale Date: November 26, 2019

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Le Couple

Meret Oppenheim

Sale Date: November 25, 2019

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Journal dans la forêt

Meret Oppenheim

Journal dans la forêt

Sale Date: November 25, 2019

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足迹桌, 1972

Meret Oppenheim

足迹桌, 1972

Sale Date: November 20, 2019

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Gartengeist, 1971

Meret Oppenheim

Gartengeist, 1971

Sale Date: December 6, 2019

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Meret Oppenheim

"Traccia“ – side table from the..., 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 28, 2019

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Bird Feet Table

Meret Oppenheim

Bird Feet Table

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Die Haare der Japanerin, 1985

Meret Oppenheim

Die Haare der Japanerin, 1985

Sale Date: November 6, 2019

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Nuages sur continent, 1964

Meret Oppenheim

Nuages sur continent, 1964

Sale Date: November 6, 2019

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Windhose, 1975

Meret Oppenheim

Windhose, 1975

Sale Date: November 6, 2019

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Nuages sur continent, 1964

Meret Oppenheim

Nuages sur continent, 1964

Sale Date: November 6, 2019

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Selbstbildnis

Meret Oppenheim

Selbstbildnis

Sale Date: November 6, 2019

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Konvolut

Meret Oppenheim

Sale Date: November 8, 2019

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REISEGALERIE, 1969

Meret Oppenheim

REISEGALERIE, 1969

Sale Date: October 20, 2019

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Table dite

Meret Oppenheim

Table dite "Traccia", 1970

Sale Date: October 15, 2019

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Table dite

Meret Oppenheim

Table dite "Traccia", 1970

Sale Date: October 15, 2019

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Traccia' side tabel, 1971, 1971

Meret Oppenheim

Traccia' side tabel, 1971, 1971

Sale Date: September 25, 2019

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Guéridon dit Traccia, 1970

Meret Oppenheim

Guéridon dit Traccia, 1970

Sale Date: October 7, 2019

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