Hans Bellmer
- Introduction
- Hans Bellmer (13 March 1902 – 24 February 1975) was a German artist, best known for the life-sized pubescent female dolls he produced in the mid-1930s. Historians of art and photography also consider him a Surrealist photographer.
- Wikidata
- Q213703
- Introduction
- German artist, active in France, known primarily for his series of photographs of a sculptural work that he called "La Poupee" or "The Doll," which occupied him for many years. This was a female dummy made up of modular limbs and anatomical parts that could be assembled and reassembled in various ways. He was involved with the Dada and Surrealist movements.
- Nationalities
- German, Central European, Eastern European, Polish
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Writer, Illustrator, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
- Names
- Hans Bellmer, Hans Belmer
- Ulan
- 500018770
Exhibitions
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510: Machines, Mannequins, and Monsters
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 7, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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517: Surrealist Objects
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel
Oct 29, 2016–May 7, 2017
MoMA
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The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film, Photobook
Apr 16, 2012–Apr 21, 2013
MoMA
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Exquisite Corpses: Drawing and Disfiguration
Mar 14–Jul 9, 2012
MoMA
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Hans Bellmer has
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Hans Bellmer The Palace of King Ubu 1936
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Hans Bellmer Doll Paris 1936 (cast 1965)
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Hans Bellmer Plate from La Poupée 1936
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Hans Bellmer Plate from La Poupée 1936
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Hans Bellmer Plate from La Poupée 1936
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Hans Bellmer Plate from La Poupée 1936
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Hans Bellmer Plate from La Poupée 1936
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Hans Bellmer Plate from La Poupée 1936
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Hans Bellmer Plate from La Poupée 1936
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Hans Bellmer Plate from La Poupée 1936
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Hans Bellmer The Machine-Gunneress in a State of Grace 1937
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Hans Bellmer The Doll 1937
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Hans Bellmer The Palace of King Ubu 1937
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Hans Bellmer The Doll 1935-37
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Jean (Hans) Arp, Hans Bellmer, Victor Brauner, Serge Brignoni, Alexander Calder, Bruno Capacci, Julio de Diego, Enrico Donati, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, David Hare, Jacques Hérold, Marcel Jean, Wifredo Lam, Jacqueline Lamba, Maria Martins, Roberto Matta, Joan Miró, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Kay Sage, Yves Tanguy, Dorothea Tanning, Toyen (Marie Čermínová), Suzanne van Damme, Various Artists Le Surréalisme en 1947 1947
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Hans Bellmer The Hand Hat (Le Chapeau-main) (plate) from Le Surréalisme en 1947 1947
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Hans Bellmer The Woman at the Cathedral 1948
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Hans Bellmer Variations on a Doll's Game 1950
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Hans Bellmer Woman Machine-Gunner in a State of Grace (Mitrailleuse en état de grâce) 1954
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Hans Bellmer Untitled plate for Madame Edwards by Pierre Angelique 1955, published 1965
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Jean (Hans) Arp, Hans Bellmer, Camille Bryen, Oscar Domínguez, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Stanley William Hayter, Valentine Hugo, Wifredo Lam, André Masson, Joan Miró, Various Artists Feuilles éparses 1957–65, published 1965
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Hans Bellmer Reptile Drawing (Épure reptiligne) (plate, page 31) from Feuilles éparses 1965
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Hans Bellmer Little Girl with a Top (Petite fille à la toupie) (plate, page 103) from Feuilles éparses 1965
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Hans Bellmer Rose ou Vert la nuit 1966
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Hans Bellmer Mode d'emploi 1967. (Prints executed 1953).
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Hans Bellmer Untitled from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso) 1973
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