Hans Bellmer1970 Hans Bellmer 'Soutterain Baroque #13' Surrealism Brown France Etching1970
1970
About the Item
- Creator:Hans Bellmer (1912 - 1975, German)
- Creation Year:1970
- Dimensions:Height: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)Width: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Brooklyn, NY
- Reference Number:
Hans Bellmer
Surrealist German artist Hans Bellmer produced images of contorted, disfigured or bound forms of usually pubescent women in drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures. He is best known for creating life-sized dolls and disassembled mannequins and used his art to explore themes of sexuality, lust and death as well as to express his viewpoints on politics and society, work through his own traumas and comment on Freudian psychoanalytic principles.
Bellmer was born in Katowice, Germany. He and his brother lived in constant fear of their stern father who showed the boys little affection. Childish play was forbidden by his cold father. Even though he passed university entrance exams, his father insisted that he work in factories and coal mines instead of furthering his education. His father did eventually agree to allow Bellmer to enter the engineering program at the Berlin Polytechnic but his true passion was art.
In 1924, Bellmer quit school and became an illustrator and advertising designer for a left-wing publishing house. Upon discovering Dadaism, he associated with artists such as John Heartfield and George Grosz and attended lectures at the Bauhaus art school. As fascist politics took hold around him — Bellmer was living in Berlin when Hitler came to power, and his own father became a Nazi — he was compelled to create art that reflected his anger and inner turmoil.
Capitalizing on the manifesto of Surrealist André Breton that called for words to be cut up and rearranged, he created a series of mannequins, dressed as children’s dolls, that explored his own erotic obsessions and abusive relationships around him. With like-minded German artist Unica Zürn, Bellmer collaborated on related works that examined bondage and eroticism for 15 years.
Many of Bellmer’s works can be found in public collections around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, the International Center of Photography in New York and the British Museum in London.
On 1stDibs, find authentic Hans Bellmer prints and other art on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Brooklyn, NY
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- After Robert Motherwell 'Dance I' 1979 - EtchingBy Robert MotherwellLocated in Brooklyn, NYPaper Size: 14 x 26.5 inches ( 35.56 x 67.31 cm ) Image Size: 14 x 26.5 inches ( 35.56 x 67.31 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional...Category
1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
MaterialsEtching
- Raphael Soyer-Gentlemen From Cracow-EtchingBy Raphael SoyerLocated in Brooklyn, NYHand colored etching. Four Images depicting A lady dancing, a Jewish man making a shoe, a Jewish man sewing and 2 Jewish musicians playing a violin and a flute. Edition 139 of 150. F...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
MaterialsEtching
- 1987 Glenn Goldberg 'Paco + J.J.'By Glenn GoldbergLocated in Brooklyn, NYPaper Size: 35.75 x 29.5 inches ( 90.805 x 74.93 cm ) Image Size: 30.25 x 22.75 inches ( 76.835 x 57.785 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Titled, Numbered...Category
1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
MaterialsEtching
- WOLF KAHN Southampton Barn, 1999 - SignedBy Wolf KahnLocated in Brooklyn, NYPaper Size: 22.25 x 24 inches ( 56.515 x 60.96 cm ) Image Size: 11 x 14 inches ( 27.94 x 35.56 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Signed, Dated, and Numbered out...Category
1990s Prints and Multiples
MaterialsEtching
- 1989 Mark Kostabi 'Rare Oedipus' Contemporary USA EtchingBy Mark KostabiLocated in Brooklyn, NYPaper Size: 15.5 x 11.25 inches ( 39.37 x 28.575 cm ) Image Size: 4.5 x 3 inches ( 11.43 x 7.62 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additiona...Category
1980s Prints and Multiples
MaterialsEtching
- Wayne Gonzales-Cars-18" x 14"-Etching-2014By Wayne GonzalesLocated in Brooklyn, NYFrom the Wayne Gonzales portfolio ""Crowd"" which contained five copper plate etchings. Printed on Hahnemuhle 300 GSM Paper In an Edition of 40 with 10 artist's proofs Hand signed an...Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
MaterialsEtching
- “On the Seine, Paris”By Hans FiguraLocated in Southampton, NYOriginal aquatint etching of working river barges on the Seine in Paris, France. A horse drawn cart is seen loading or unloading product. Circa 1900. Si...Category
Early 1900s Academic Landscape Prints
MaterialsArchival Paper, Aquatint
- L'Italienne after Modigliani, Aquatint Etching by Jacques VillonBy Jacques VillonLocated in Long Island City, NYArtist: Jacques Villon (after Amadeo Modigliani) Title: L'Italienne Year: 1926 - 1927 Medium: Color aquatint etching, signed Modigliani in the plate; signed in pencil by Villon uppe...Category
1920s Impressionist Portrait Prints
MaterialsAquatint, Etching
- Abstract Etching by Gilou BrilliantBy Gilou BrillantLocated in Long Island City, NYArtist: Gilou Brillant (1935- ) Title: Untitled - 10 Year: 1975 Medium: Aquatint Etching with Carborundum, signed in pencil Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches / 38 x 28 cmCategory
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsEtching, Aquatint
- Red Lithograph by Hong HaoBy Hong HaoLocated in Long Island City, NYArtist: Hong Hao, Chinese (1965 - ) Title: Untitled (Red) Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 175 Paper Size: 29 x 21 Inches (73.66 x 53.34 cm)Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
MaterialsEtching
- Veduta delle Antiche Sostruzioni, Vintage Cityscape Etching by Giovanni PiranesiBy Giovanni Battista PiranesiLocated in Long Island City, NYArtist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian (1720 - 1788) Title: Veduta delle Antiche Sostruzioni Portfolio: Vedute di Roma Year: 1776 Medium: Etching ...Category
1770s Old Masters Landscape Prints
MaterialsEtching
- "Harvest (Sugar Beets), " Aquatint Etching by Manuel Robbe, circa 1910By Manuel RobbeLocated in Long Island City, NYThis etching with aquatint was created by French printmaker Manuel Robbe. Robbe’s innovative techniques, along with his sense of color harmony and his choice of subjects: stylish wom...Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching, Aquatint