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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Nachtspaziergang, 1959

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Nachtspaziergang, 1959

Sale Date: June 8, 2018

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TROMPETENTON, 1946

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TROMPETENTON, 1946

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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STILLLEBEN, 1934

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STILLLEBEN, 1934

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Dusk, 1965

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Sale Date: June 4, 2018

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Spirale - Schlange in Rechteck, 1973

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Spirale - Schlange in Rechteck, 1973

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Le Cocon (il vit), 1974

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Le Cocon (il vit), 1974

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Traccia table, Ultramobile Collection, 1970–1979

Meret Oppenheim

Traccia table, Ultramobile Collection, 1970–1979

Sale Date: May 20, 2018

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Traccia table, Ultramobile Collection, 1975–1999

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Traccia table, Ultramobile Collection, 1975–1999

Sale Date: May 20, 2018

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Portrait (Foto) mit Tätowierung, 1980

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Portrait (Foto) mit Tätowierung, 1980

Sale Date: June 15, 2018

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Roma (Schneegesicht), 1985

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Roma (Schneegesicht), 1985

Sale Date: June 15, 2018

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Figure humaine, 1970

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Figure humaine, 1970

Sale Date: June 15, 2018

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Figure humaine, Variation N° 3, 1970

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Figure humaine, Variation N° 3, 1970

Sale Date: June 15, 2018

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Souvenir du

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Souvenir du "Déjeuner au Fourrure”, 1972

Sale Date: May 22, 2018

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One Will See - On va voir - Man wird sehen, 1955

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One Will See - On va voir - Man wird sehen, 1955

Sale Date: June 4, 2018

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Vogel, 1958

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Sale Date: June 4, 2018

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Weisser Vogel über Wasser, 1981

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Weisser Vogel über Wasser, 1981

Sale Date: June 4, 2018

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Lagunen, 1974

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Lagunen, 1974

Sale Date: June 4, 2018

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Hermesbrunnen

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Hermesbrunnen

Sale Date: June 4, 2018

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Pflanze vor Gestirn

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Pflanze vor Gestirn

Sale Date: May 3, 2018

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TRACCIA, 1972

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TRACCIA, 1972

Sale Date: April 1, 2018

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The ear of Giacometti

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The ear of Giacometti

Sale Date: February 24, 2018

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A 'TRACCIA' OCCASIONAL TABLE

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A 'TRACCIA' OCCASIONAL TABLE

Sale Date: February 14, 2018

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Nuages sur continent, 1964

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Nuages sur continent, 1964

Sale Date: January 27, 2018

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Traccia table, 1971

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Traccia table, 1971

Sale Date: December 12, 2017

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