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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Molinier dans le fauteuil se pinçant les seins

Pierre Molinier

Molinier dans le fauteuil se pinçant les seins

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Molinier, jambes écartées, main sur le bras du...

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Molinier couché avec l'éperon d'amour

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Molinier couché avec l'éperon d'amour

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Molinier se masturbant sur le tabouret

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Molinier se masturbant sur le tabouret

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Molinier assis, jambes écartées dans son fauteuil

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Molinier assis, jambes écartées dans son fauteuil

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Molinier avec loup, guêpière et...

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Molinier avec loup, guêpière et...

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Molinier assis pointrine nue, main sur la hanche

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Molinier assis pointrine nue, main sur la hanche

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Molinier assis pointrine nue, avec guêpière

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Molinier assis pointrine nue, avec guêpière

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Molinier assis dans son fauteuil, poitrine nue

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Molinier assis dans son fauteuil, poitrine nue

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Molinier assis près de son tableau 'Ho! Marie...

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Molinier assis près de son tableau 'Ho! Marie...

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Molinier sans loup, avec porte-jarretelles, une...

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Molinier sans loup, avec porte-jarretelles, une...

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Molinier, variante de la précédente

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Molinier, variante de la précédente

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Molinier de profil, mains dans le dos

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Molinier de profil, mains dans le dos

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Molinier, jambes écartées, mains sur le ventre

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Molinier, jambes écartées, mains sur le ventre

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Molinier, riant, avec loup et porte-jarretelles

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Molinier, riant, avec loup et porte-jarretelles

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Molinier, mains croisées sur la ventre

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Molinier, mains croisées sur la ventre

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Molinier debout, main sur le sein émasculé

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Molinier debout, main sur le sein émasculé

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Molinier debout, fétiché

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Molinier debout, fétiché

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Molinier à genoux sur son fauteuil avec loup,...

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Molinier à genoux sur son fauteuil avec loup,...

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Molinier debout tenant une cravache

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Molinier debout tenant une cravache

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Molinier nu profil, avec bas, devant le paravent

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Molinier nu profil, avec bas, devant le paravent

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Molinier avec guêpière, émasculé

Pierre Molinier

Molinier avec guêpière, émasculé

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Double autoportrait de Molinier, chevauchant une

Pierre Molinier

Double autoportrait de Molinier, chevauchant une

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Double autoportrait de Molinier, en homme (en...

Pierre Molinier

Double autoportrait de Molinier, en homme (en...

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