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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"Hafer-Blumen", 1969

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"Urzeit-Venus", 1973

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"Le Cocon (il vit)", 1974

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Das Ohr von Giacometti, 1958

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Das Ohr von Giacometti, 1958

Sale Date: September 21, 2022

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A SIDE TABLE BY M. OPPENEHIM, 1972

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A SIDE TABLE BY M. OPPENEHIM, 1972

Sale Date: June 28, 2022

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Cahier d'une écolière/ Schoolgirl's Notebook, 1973

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Cahier d'une écolière/ Schoolgirl's Notebook, 1973

Sale Date: June 25, 2022

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Affiche du déjeuner en fourrure, d’après la..., 1971

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Affiche du déjeuner en fourrure, d’après la..., 1971

Sale Date: June 25, 2022

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

Sale Date: June 22, 2022

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

Sale Date: June 22, 2022

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Sans titre, 1969

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Sans titre, 1969

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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Zwei, sich küssend (Two kissing), 1961

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Zwei, sich küssend (Two kissing), 1961

Sale Date: June 22, 2022

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Das Ohr von Giacometti, 1974

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Das Ohr von Giacometti, 1974

Sale Date: June 14, 2022

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Handschuh, 1985

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Handschuh, 1985

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

Sale Date: April 27, 2022

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

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Untitled, from Parapapillonneries, 1976

Sale Date: April 27, 2022

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Le Cocon (il vit)

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Le Cocon (il vit)

Sale Date: March 25, 2022

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Souvenir du

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Souvenir du "Déjeuner de fourrure", 1936

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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Unterirdische Schleife, 1960–1977

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Unterirdische Schleife, 1960–1977

Sale Date: February 19, 2022

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Guéridon Traccia, circa 1970, 1970

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Guéridon Traccia, circa 1970, 1970

Sale Date: February 26, 2022

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Das Schulheft (The Exercise Book) (C. W201a), 1973

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Das Schulheft (The Exercise Book) (C. W201a), 1973

Sale Date: January 20, 2022

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Tavolo occasionale mod. Traccia struttura in...

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Tavolo occasionale mod. Traccia struttura in...

Sale Date: December 10, 2021

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