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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Autofellation (esquisse pour «ce qui..., 1965–1966

Pierre Molinier

Autofellation (esquisse pour «ce qui..., 1965–1966

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« Explication » (2 works), 1966

Pierre Molinier

« Explication » (2 works), 1966

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« La rose blanche » (variante de « la rose..., 1960

Pierre Molinier

« La rose blanche » (variante de « la rose..., 1960

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Variante avec godemiche pour « la rose noire , 1960

Pierre Molinier

Variante avec godemiche pour « la rose noire , 1960

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Collant à double ouverture, 1965–1967

Pierre Molinier

Collant à double ouverture, 1965–1967

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Variantes pour le photomontage « la rose..., 1960

Pierre Molinier

Variantes pour le photomontage « la rose..., 1960

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« Mon cul et mes jambes » (2 works), 1965

Pierre Molinier

« Mon cul et mes jambes » (2 works), 1965

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« Mon cul », 1965–1967

Pierre Molinier

« Mon cul », 1965–1967

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« Le lit et ses commodités », 1965

Pierre Molinier

« Le lit et ses commodités », 1965

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« Mon cul », 1965–1967

Pierre Molinier

« Mon cul », 1965–1967

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« Mes jambes » assis sur un tabouret, 1967

Pierre Molinier

« Mes jambes » assis sur un tabouret, 1967

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Mon fétishe des jambes (deux vues), 1966

Pierre Molinier

Mon fétishe des jambes (deux vues), 1966

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« Mes jambes », 1967

Pierre Molinier

« Mes jambes », 1967

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« Mes jambes » allongé sur le lit (2 works), 1967

Pierre Molinier

« Mes jambes » allongé sur le lit (2 works), 1967

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Autoportrait à l'atelier du Grenier saint..., 1955

Pierre Molinier

Autoportrait à l'atelier du Grenier saint..., 1955

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Skin d'Amourdo (2 works), 1968

Pierre Molinier

Skin d'Amourdo (2 works), 1968

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Autoportrait avec poupée sur ses genoux..., 1963

Pierre Molinier

Autoportrait avec poupée sur ses genoux..., 1963

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Reproductions (4 works), 1950

Pierre Molinier

Reproductions (4 works), 1950

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Double autoportrait dans l'atelier du..., 1950

Pierre Molinier

Double autoportrait dans l'atelier du..., 1950

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ÉLÉMENT PHOTOMONTAGE, 1967

Pierre Molinier

ÉLÉMENT PHOTOMONTAGE, 1967

Sale Date: October 29, 2015

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Jambes

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Jambes

Sale Date: October 24, 2015

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1. Mes jambes　2. Autoportrait en travesti, 1967

Pierre Molinier

1. Mes jambes　2. Autoportrait en travesti, 1967

Sale Date: July 11, 2015

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Satin blanc, l'oeil de Dieu

Pierre Molinier

Satin blanc, l'oeil de Dieu

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L'œuvre son peintre et son fétiche, 1965

Pierre Molinier

L'œuvre son peintre et son fétiche, 1965

Sale Date: June 29, 2015

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