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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Pelztasse (fond bleu), 1971

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Pelztasse (fond bleu), 1971

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Tête de poète, 1967-1977., 1967–1977

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Tête de poète, 1967-1977., 1967–1977

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Das Ohr von Giacometti, 1977

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Das Ohr von Giacometti, 1977

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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Le Cocon (il vit). Objet-porte-bonheur

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Le Cocon (il vit). Objet-porte-bonheur

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Le couple, 1973, 1973

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Le couple, 1973, 1973

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Eulen und Meerkatzen, Teufel, Engel, Katzen, , 1970

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Eulen und Meerkatzen, Teufel, Engel, Katzen, , 1970

Sale Date: June 8, 2021

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In der Nähe von Brasilia, from..., 1976

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In der Nähe von Brasilia, from..., 1976

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Psyche, Freundin der Männer, from..., 1976

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Psyche, Freundin der Männer, from..., 1976

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Die Seidenmotte und die stolze Rosamunde,..., 1976

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Die Seidenmotte und die stolze Rosamunde,..., 1976

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Dampschiff Auf Stürmischem Meer, 1933

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Dampschiff Auf Stürmischem Meer, 1933

Sale Date: May 25, 2021

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Selbstmörder-Institut, 1931

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Selbstmörder-Institut, 1931

Sale Date: May 25, 2021

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Papillon protecteur, 1978

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Papillon protecteur, 1978

Sale Date: May 25, 2021

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Steine - schwarze Tropfen, die zur Mitte hin , 1974

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Steine - schwarze Tropfen, die zur Mitte hin , 1974

Sale Date: May 6, 2021

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Gesicht I, 1985

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Gesicht I, 1985

Sale Date: May 6, 2021

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Schattenmaleins, 1979

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Schattenmaleins, 1979

Sale Date: May 6, 2021

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Beistelltisch

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Beistelltisch "Traccia"

Sale Date: May 5, 2021

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Tavolo mod. Traccia struttura in fusione di..., 1980

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Tavolo mod. Traccia struttura in fusione di..., 1980

Sale Date: April 20, 2021

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Traccia

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Sale Date: April 22, 2021

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A gilt coffeetable, model Traccia

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A gilt coffeetable, model Traccia

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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Tavolino mod. Traccia, 1980

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Tavolino mod. Traccia, 1980

Sale Date: April 13, 2021

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Glove (Parkett 4/85, deluxe edition), 1985

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Glove (Parkett 4/85, deluxe edition), 1985

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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Table «Traccia»

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Table «Traccia»

Sale Date: March 23, 2021

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Glove, 1985

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Sale Date: March 14, 2021

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Senza titolo, 1973

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Senza titolo, 1973

Sale Date: December 9, 2020

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