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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Due tavolini modello «Traccia» in legno dipinto...

Meret Oppenheim

Due tavolini modello «Traccia» in legno dipinto...

Sale Date: April 9, 2019

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Meret

Meret Oppenheim

Sale Date: March 18, 2019

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Table dite

Meret Oppenheim

Table dite "Traccia", 1970

Sale Date: March 13, 2019

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Eulen und Meerkatzen, 1970

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Eulen und Meerkatzen, 1970

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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Eulen und Meerkatzen, 1970

Meret Oppenheim

Eulen und Meerkatzen, 1970

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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Beistelltisch

Meret Oppenheim

Beistelltisch "Traccia", 1939

Sale Date: February 27, 2019

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"Traccia" table, 1939

Sale Date: February 20, 2019

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Denkmal für eine Mondphase, 1966

Meret Oppenheim

Denkmal für eine Mondphase, 1966

Sale Date: February 2, 2019

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"Traccia" table, 1936

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Traccia, 1939

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Traccia, 1939

Sale Date: November 8, 2018

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Traccia, 1939

Meret Oppenheim

Traccia, 1939

Sale Date: November 8, 2018

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Liegendes Profil mit Schmetterling, 1977

Meret Oppenheim

Liegendes Profil mit Schmetterling, 1977

Sale Date: November 8, 2018

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Mon drapeau, 1974

Meret Oppenheim

Mon drapeau, 1974

Sale Date: November 8, 2018

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Windhose, 1975

Meret Oppenheim

Windhose, 1975

Sale Date: November 8, 2018

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Windhose, 1975

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Windhose, 1975

Sale Date: November 8, 2018

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Caroline

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Sale Date: October 31, 2018

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Traccia Table, 1970

Meret Oppenheim

Traccia Table, 1970

Sale Date: October 14, 2018

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TRACCIA TABLE, FROM THE 'ULTRAMOBILE'..., 1939

Meret Oppenheim

TRACCIA TABLE, FROM THE 'ULTRAMOBILE'..., 1939

Sale Date: October 16, 2018

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Cercle, 1978, 1978

Meret Oppenheim

Cercle, 1978, 1978

Sale Date: July 30, 2018

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Liegendes Profil mit Schmetterling, 1977

Meret Oppenheim

Liegendes Profil mit Schmetterling, 1977

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Einige hohe Geister neben dem Orangenbaum..., 1985

Meret Oppenheim

Einige hohe Geister neben dem Orangenbaum..., 1985

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Portfolio. Parapapillonneries

Meret Oppenheim

Portfolio. Parapapillonneries

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Tavolino

Meret Oppenheim

Tavolino "Traccia", 1971

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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Dunkle Macht, 1959

Meret Oppenheim

Dunkle Macht, 1959

Sale Date: June 8, 2018

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