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Hans Bellmer — Les Jeux de la Poupée VII
Hans Bellmer

Les Jeux de la Poupée VII

A striking hand-colored gelatin silver print by the German Surrealist Hans Bellmer, *Les Jeux de la Poupée VII* presents a disquieting arrangement of fragmentary doll limbs, twisted and reassembled into an uncanny, erotically charged form. The delicate application of soft, flesh-toned hues applied by hand over the black-and-white photograph heightens the unsettling tension between artificiality and organic life. Part of Bellmer's seminal series exploring the constructed female body, the work challenges conventional notions of desire, control, and the human form.

Medium
Hand-colored gelatin silver print, printed 1949, mounted.

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April 1, 2014

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Hans Bellmer, Les Jeux de la Poupée VII

A striking hand-colored gelatin silver print by the German Surrealist Hans Bellmer, *Les Jeux de la Poupée VII* presents a disquieting arrangement of fragmentary doll limbs, twisted and reassembled into an uncanny, erotically charged form. The delicate application of soft, flesh-toned hues applied by hand over the black-and-white photograph heightens the unsettling tension between artificiality and organic life. Part of Bellmer's seminal series exploring the constructed female body, the work challenges conventional notions of desire, control, and the human form.

Medium
Hand-colored gelatin silver print, printed 1949, mounted.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Dark Mood, German Artist, Dark And Disturbing, Photography, 20th Century, Figure Study, Mid Century Modern, Erotic Art, Male Artist, Surrealist Master, Surrealist Artist, Black and White Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Female Figure, Hand-colored print, Doll Imagery

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