BELLMER, Hans (1902-1975) [et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952)] - photo 1
BELLMER, Hans (1902-1975) [et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952)] - photo 2
BELLMER, Hans (1902-1975) [et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952)] - photo 3

BELLMER, Hans (1902-1975) [et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952)]

Lot 109
05.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1487736
Lot 109 | BELLMER, Hans (1902-1975) [et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952)]
Estimate value
€ 2 000 – 3 000
BELLMER, Hans (1902-1975) [et Paul ÉLUARD (1895-1952)]
Die Puppe. 1934. Négatif sur verre.

Négatif sur verre (100 x 85 mm pour la plaque ; 70 x 46 mm pour l'image) d'une photographie de la série Die Puppe, 1934, chef-d'oeuvre de Bellmer.

Pour l'édition originale de Die Puppe, parue à Karlsruhe, chez Th. Eckstein, en 1934, Bellmer choisit 10 tirages pour illustrer son maître-ouvrage.
Le négatif représente une image ne faisant par partie des 10 illustrations de Die Puppe. Elle est néanmoins connue et fut tirée au moins une fois, pour être incluse dans l'exemplaire offert par Bellmer à Marcel Jean (Bibliothèque Fred Feinsilber, 2006, lot n°236 puis Collection d'un amateur bibliophile, 2012, lot n°49).

Ce négatif provient de la collection de Paul Éluard, qui le premier, accueillit Bellmer en France dès 1936 et composa des poèmes pour Les Jeux de la Poupée paru en 1949.

[On joint] : négatif sur verre (120 x 95 mm). Portrait de Paul Éluard, de face, assis, en légère contre-plongée, les mains croisées sur les genoux.

Provenance : Paul Éluard (1895-1952) ; par descendance au propriétaire actuel.

Glass plate negative of Bellmer's Doll, from 1934.

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