Hans Bellmer (1902 - 1975) - photo 1

Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer was a German graphic artist, sculptor, photographic artist, illustrator, and writer who spent most of his life in France.

In the 1930s Bellmer began working on the eroticized image of the deformed doll, contrasting it with the aesthetics of the "classical" body in Hitler's Germany. His graphic and literary explorations focus on the dismemberment and liberation of bodies. Bellmer's surrealist works are violent and provocative: they include puppet sculptures composed of the bodies of nude models, photographs, and prints.

In 1934, 18 photographs of dolls were published in the Parisian surrealist magazine Minotaur, and the Nazi regime declared Bellmer's art degenerate. In 1938, Bellmer emigrated to France.

After the end of the war, the artist continued his work, adding poetry to painting. He also authored illustrations for many works, particularly on erotic themes.

Date and place of birt:13 march 1902, Katowice, Poland
Date and place of death:24 february 1975, Paris, France
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Draftsman, Illustrator, Painter, Photographer, Poet, Sculptor, Writer
Genre:Nude art
Art style:Degenerate art, Post War Art, Surrealism, Dadaism

Creators Germany

Johann Friedrich Sichelbein (1648 - 1719)
Johann Friedrich Sichelbein
1648 - 1719
Emmerich Oehler (1881 - 1982)
Emmerich Oehler
1881 - 1982
Rudolf Schmidt-Dethloff (1900 - 1971)
Rudolf Schmidt-Dethloff
1900 - 1971
Charles Leickert (1816 - 1907)
Charles Leickert
1816 - 1907
Johann Joachim Kändler (1706 - 1775)
Johann Joachim Kändler
1706 - 1775
Emil Otto Grundmann (1844 - 1890)
Emil Otto Grundmann
1844 - 1890
Joseph Emanuel Michel (1887 - 1973)
Joseph Emanuel Michel
1887 - 1973
Jürgen Rose (1937)
Jürgen Rose
1937
Morten Müller (1828 - 1911)
Morten Müller
1828 - 1911
Carl Emil Uphoff (1885 - 1971)
Carl Emil Uphoff
1885 - 1971
Hiroshi Teshima (1948)
Hiroshi Teshima
1948
Johann Martin von Rohden (1778 - 1868)
Johann Martin von Rohden
1778 - 1868
Heinrich Campendonk (1889 - 1957)
Heinrich Campendonk
1889 - 1957
Karl Janssen (1855 - 1927)
Karl Janssen
1855 - 1927
Elisabeth Büchsel (1867 - 1957)
Elisabeth Büchsel
1867 - 1957
Gustav von Haugk (1804 - 1861)
Gustav von Haugk
1804 - 1861

Creators Dadaism

Heinz Bochmann (1921 - 2011)
Heinz Bochmann
1921 - 2011
Paul Weiser (1877 - 1967)
Paul Weiser
1877 - 1967
Olga Vladimirovna Malysheva (1920 - 2004)
Olga Vladimirovna Malysheva
1920 - 2004
Tamara Nikolaevna Sapozhnikova (1919)
Tamara Nikolaevna Sapozhnikova
1919
Josef Šíma (1891 - 1971)
Josef Šíma
1891 - 1971
Carmelo Arden Quin (1913 - 2010)
Carmelo Arden Quin
1913 - 2010
Michel Guino (1926 - 2013)
Michel Guino
1926 - 2013
Hugo Scheele (1881 - 1960)
Hugo Scheele
1881 - 1960
Heinrich Campendonk (1889 - 1957)
Heinrich Campendonk
1889 - 1957
Viktor Sergeevich Savrasov (1924 - 1976)
Viktor Sergeevich Savrasov
1924 - 1976
Igor Oleinikov (1968)
Igor Oleinikov
1968
Herbert Breiter (1927 - 1999)
Herbert Breiter
1927 - 1999
Aleksandr Georgievich Traugot (1931)
Aleksandr Georgievich Traugot
1931
Johannes Geccelli (1925 - 2011)
Johannes Geccelli
1925 - 2011
Leo Leuppi (1893 - 1972)
Leo Leuppi
1893 - 1972
Jemmy van Hoboken (1900 - 1962)
Jemmy van Hoboken
1900 - 1962
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