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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Comtesse Midralgar - Huile, 1950Technique..., 1950

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Comtesse Midralgar - Huile, 1950Technique..., 1950

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Le peintre à l'atelier, 1956

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Le peintre à l'atelier, 1956

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Vanité, 1950–1959

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Vanité, 1950–1959

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Autoportrait au chevalet, 1955

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Autoportrait au chevalet, 1955

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Le peintre à l'atelier, 1956

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Le peintre à l'atelier, 1956

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Double autoportrait in actum, 1968

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Double autoportrait in actum, 1968

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Pantomine céleste, 1967

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Pantomine céleste, 1967

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Deux têtes, dont un avec masque et un...

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Deux têtes, dont un avec masque et un...

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Mandrake se régale, 1965

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Mandrake se régale, 1965

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Mandrake se régale, 1968

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Mandrake se régale, 1968

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Mandrake se régale, 1968

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Mandrake se régale, 1968

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Les Bottes, 1968

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Les Bottes, 1968

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Je rampe vers Gehamman, 1966

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Je rampe vers Gehamman, 1966

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Toi, moi - Photomontage, 1968silver print..., 1968

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Toi, moi - Photomontage, 1968silver print..., 1968

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Autoportraits debout avec la Grande Poupée

Pierre Molinier

Autoportraits debout avec la Grande Poupée

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Autoportrait à quatre pattes in actum,..., 1956

Pierre Molinier

Autoportrait à quatre pattes in actum,..., 1956

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Deux autoportraits à quatre pattes, jambes..., 1956

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Deux autoportraits à quatre pattes, jambes..., 1956

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L'homme au sabre, 1960

Pierre Molinier

L'homme au sabre, 1960

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Homme debout de profil, 2013–1950

Pierre Molinier

Homme debout de profil, 2013–1950

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Autoportrait couché sur le lit, 1960–1969

Pierre Molinier

Autoportrait couché sur le lit, 1960–1969

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Autoportrait jambes en l'air, 1960–1969

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Autoportrait jambes en l'air, 1960–1969

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Fleur d'Enfer, 1970

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Fleur d'Enfer, 1970

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Le Petit Vampire, 1969

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Le Petit Vampire, 1969

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Double autoportrait, 1969

Pierre Molinier

Double autoportrait, 1969

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