Was Meret Oppenheim Dada or Surrealism?

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Most experts state that Meret Oppenheim was part of Surrealism, not Dada. Oppenheim moved to Paris to attend art school in 1932. There, she met sculptor Alberto Giacometti, who introduced her to Man Ray, Max Ernst and André Breton, considered the founder of the Surrealist movement. Within a year, Oppenheim was exhibiting her paintings with the Surrealists, the first female artist to do so. One of her most famous works is the 1936 Object, the enduringly disconcerting fur-covered teacup, saucer and spoon. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Meret Oppenheim art and furniture.

1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024

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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Meret Oppenheim Traccia Low Table For Cassina

$6,090 / item

Rare 1972 Meret Oppenheim “Traccia” Table, Studio Simon, Ultramobili Collection

By Meret Oppenheim, Dino Gavina, Ultramobile Collection, Simon Gavina Editions

Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia

This rare and iconic table features a gold leaf-covered wooden top with embossed bird tracks across the surface. It rests on two sculptural solid brass legs, shaped like bird feet. ...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Rare 1972 Meret Oppenheim “Traccia” Table, Studio Simon, Ultramobili Collection

$7,892

Meret Oppenheim Traccia Sculptural Table

By Meret Oppenheim, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Meret Oppenheim Traccia sculptural table Manufactured by Cassina in Italy In 1971, Dino Gavino launched what he called “l’opera d’arte funzionale”, or functional artworks, in so doing inaugurating a new approach of furnishing where surreal objects were adapted for everyday use. This led to the creation of the Ultramobile collection. These pieces, that went beyond (ultra) furniture (mobile) engaged the imagination, complementing rational intelligence with a sense of wonder, where geometry interacted with fantasy. One of these pieces was the low table that the Swiss artist Meret Oppenheim designed in 1929 for Leo Castelli’s avant-garde gallery, dubbing it the “Bird Leg Table...

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