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

Meret Oppenheim (1,004 results)

Traccia side table

Meret Oppenheim

Traccia side table

Sale Date: September 17, 2019

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Tavolo “Traccia”

Meret Oppenheim

Tavolo “Traccia”

Sale Date: June 25, 2019

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Gesicht–Insekt, Visage–Insecte, 1975

Meret Oppenheim

Gesicht–Insekt, Visage–Insecte, 1975

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Mon drapeau

Meret Oppenheim

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Das Schulheft, 1973

Meret Oppenheim

Das Schulheft, 1973

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Hotel Odessa, 1933

Meret Oppenheim

Hotel Odessa, 1933

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Zwei, sich küssend, 1961

Meret Oppenheim

Zwei, sich küssend, 1961

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Hafer-Blumen, 1969

Meret Oppenheim

Hafer-Blumen, 1969

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Le cocon (il vit), 1974

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Le cocon (il vit), 1974

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Pelztasse (nach Foto Man Ray), 1971

Meret Oppenheim

Pelztasse (nach Foto Man Ray), 1971

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Bord. ”Traccia” från serien ”Ultramobile”., 1939

Meret Oppenheim

Bord. ”Traccia” från serien ”Ultramobile”., 1939

Sale Date: June 11, 2019

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Guerrier, 1975

Meret Oppenheim

Guerrier, 1975

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Tavolino mod. Traccia

Meret Oppenheim

Tavolino mod. Traccia

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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cocon (it lives), 1974

Meret Oppenheim

cocon (it lives), 1974

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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Cloud on a bridge, 1963–1978

Meret Oppenheim

Cloud on a bridge, 1963–1978

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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Pelztasse, 1971

Meret Oppenheim

Pelztasse, 1971

Sale Date: May 9, 2019

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Denkmal für die Mondphase, 1966

Meret Oppenheim

Denkmal für die Mondphase, 1966

Sale Date: May 9, 2019

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Pflanze vor Gestirn, 1963

Meret Oppenheim

Pflanze vor Gestirn, 1963

Sale Date: May 9, 2019

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Schwarzer Schmetterling, 1978

Meret Oppenheim

Schwarzer Schmetterling, 1978

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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Wolke, 1963

Meret Oppenheim

Sale Date: May 10, 2019

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Traccia' side table manufactured by SIMON..., 1972

Meret Oppenheim

Traccia' side table manufactured by SIMON..., 1972

Sale Date: April 16, 2019

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Le Couple (Das Paar), 1913–1985

Meret Oppenheim

Le Couple (Das Paar), 1913–1985

Sale Date: April 10, 2019

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Untitled, from Bonjour Max Ernst together..., 1976

Meret Oppenheim

Untitled, from Bonjour Max Ernst together..., 1976

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Frauenkopf, 1960

Meret Oppenheim

Frauenkopf, 1960

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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