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)

Geometrische Komposition

Meret Oppenheim

Geometrische Komposition

Sale Date: May 2, 1991

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MANN IM NEBEL

Meret Oppenheim

MANN IM NEBEL

Sale Date: May 2, 1991

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WOLKENSPLITTER, #16/100, 1978–1978

Meret Oppenheim

WOLKENSPLITTER, #16/100, 1978–1978

Sale Date: March 16, 1991

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NACHTHIMMEL MIT ACHATEN, #35/100, 1971–1971

Meret Oppenheim

NACHTHIMMEL MIT ACHATEN, #35/100, 1971–1971

Sale Date: March 16, 1991

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Meret Oppenheim

"MIROIR VERT DEVANT LE DESERT", 1978, 1978–1978

Sale Date: December 13, 1990

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Meret Oppenheim

"TETE DE PIERRE", 1965, 1965–1965

Sale Date: December 13, 1990

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Meret Oppenheim

"PORTRAIT DE JEUNE FILLE", 1975

Sale Date: December 13, 1990

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Meret Oppenheim

"PAPILLON BLEU D'APRES UN REVE", 1960, 1960–1960

Sale Date: December 13, 1990

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ROBINSON (HAND AUS DER EIN PILZ WACHST), 1941–1941

Meret Oppenheim

ROBINSON (HAND AUS DER EIN PILZ WACHST), 1941–1941

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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PAYSAGE AVEC MONTAGNES EN FLAMMES..., 1974–1974

Meret Oppenheim

PAYSAGE AVEC MONTAGNES EN FLAMMES..., 1974–1974

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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LANDSCHAFT (AUS TITAN VON JEAN PAUL), 1974–1974

Meret Oppenheim

LANDSCHAFT (AUS TITAN VON JEAN PAUL), 1974–1974

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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OHNE TITEL 1944, 1944–1944

Meret Oppenheim

OHNE TITEL 1944, 1944–1944

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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Parapapillonneries, 1976–1976

Meret Oppenheim

Parapapillonneries, 1976–1976

Sale Date: October 22, 1990

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Komposition

Meret Oppenheim

Sale Date: October 19, 1990

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WEISSE WOLKEN UND FELSEN

Meret Oppenheim

WEISSE WOLKEN UND FELSEN

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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EWIGER KALENDER, 1979–1979

Meret Oppenheim

EWIGER KALENDER, 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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BLUTE IN GARTEN, 1960–1960

Meret Oppenheim

BLUTE IN GARTEN, 1960–1960

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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L'ECUREUIL

Meret Oppenheim

Sale Date: May 11, 1990

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DAS OHR VON GIACOMETTI, 1974–1974

Meret Oppenheim

DAS OHR VON GIACOMETTI, 1974–1974

Sale Date: April 27, 1990

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Eichhörnchen

Meret Oppenheim

Eichhörnchen

Sale Date: May 20, 1987

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