Pierre Molinier

(French, 1900–1976)

Pierre Molinier was a French Surrealist painter and photographer best known for his erotic sadomasochistic imagery. Born on April 13, 1900 in Agen, France, Molinier began his artistic practice as a landscape painter, working in the Fauve and Impressionist styles. Following World War II, he began to explore the eroticism and fetishistic influences that would characterize his later work. In 1955, he developed a correspondence with the Surrealist André Breton, who initially encouraged Molinier’s work—however, the notoriously homophobic Breton later withdrew his support when he became aware of Molinier’s sexuality. In 1965, the artist began to make autoerotic self-portraits and photomontages in his Bordeaux apartment, which he referred to as his boudoir. These photographs feature Molinier and occasionally other models dressed in women’s lingerie and engaged in erotic and sadomasochistic acts. The figures in his works are often collaged into vertical or radially symmetrical configurations. In the 1970s, Molinier’s health began to decline, and he committed suicide on March 3, 1976 at his home in Bordeaux, France.

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Portrait de Skindo, 1963

Pierre Molinier

Portrait de Skindo, 1963

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Luciano Castelli, 1975

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Luciano Castelli, 1975

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Luciano Castelli, 1975

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Luciano Castelli, 1975

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Masque entier couvrant le visage

Pierre Molinier

Masque entier couvrant le visage

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Poupée, 1966

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Poupée, 1966

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Femme debout, 1950

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Femme debout, 1950

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Tournesol, 1958

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Tournesol, 1958

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L'Angoisse révoltée, 1961

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L'Angoisse révoltée, 1961

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Paradis n'est pas perdu, 1958

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Paradis n'est pas perdu, 1958

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Portraits de Marie-Thérèse V

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Portraits de Marie-Thérèse V

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Les seins étoilés n°2, 1958

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Les seins étoilés n°2, 1958

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Les seins étoilés n°1, 1958

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Les seins étoilés n°1, 1958

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Introït, 1967

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Introït, 1967

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Le Baphomet, 1968

Pierre Molinier

Le Baphomet, 1968

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Autoportrait de la série Mon cul, 1968

Pierre Molinier

Autoportrait de la série Mon cul, 1968

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Autoportrait au joug d'auto-fellation, 1950–1959

Pierre Molinier

Autoportrait au joug d'auto-fellation, 1950–1959

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Autoportrait couché devant le miroir, 1968

Pierre Molinier

Autoportrait couché devant le miroir, 1968

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Hanel 2, 1968

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Hanel 2, 1968

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L'Étoile des Six, 1965

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L'Étoile des Six, 1965

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L'Enfant homme, 1969

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L'Enfant homme, 1969

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Hanel en croix, 1970

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Hanel en croix, 1970

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La Stryge amoureuse, 1972

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La Stryge amoureuse, 1972

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Lenah (soit le nom de Hanel en miroir), 1968

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Lenah (soit le nom de Hanel en miroir), 1968

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Hanel Sechs!, 1968

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Hanel Sechs!, 1968

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