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Meret Oppenheim

Meret Oppenheim

?–1985

WA-00014640

PhotographySurrealismDadaism

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

35

Works in Collection

84

Assets Indexed

7

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

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BiographyWikidata· 70%
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Death yearWikidata· 70%
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NationalityWikidata· 70%
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Profile imageWikidata· 70%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4416
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Meret Oppenheim was a German-Swiss artist working in photography, sculpture, and mixed media whose practice challenged the boundaries between object and image. Born in Berlin and based in Switzerland from the 1930s onward, she became known for her surrealist interventions and conceptual approach to everyday materials. Her most iconic work, Object (1936), a fur-lined teacup, exemplifies her strategy of rendering the familiar uncanny through unexpected juxtaposition. Photography served as both documentation and medium in her exploration of metamorphosis and the poetic potential of ordinary things.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (35)

Glove (for Parkett no. 4)

Glove (for Parkett no. 4)

1985 · Multiple of pair of suede gloves with screenprint and hand-stitching

each, irreg. composition 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 8 3/8" (0.2 x 8 x 21.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Caroline

1985 · Illustrated book with 23 etchings (nine with aquatint, two inkless)

page (each): 11 × 5 1/2" (28 × 14 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

THE MEADOWS AND THE FOREST (plate, folio 46) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.7 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

FROM BERRIES ONE NOURISHES ONESELF (plate, folio 7 verso) from CAROLINE

1985 · Soft ground etching and aquatint, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.7 x 12.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

And Come in the Evening (Und kommen sie am Abend) (plate, folio 9 verso) from Caroline

1985 · Soft ground etching and aquatint, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Noah's Ark (Die Arche Noa) (plate, folio 11 verso) from Caroline

1985 · Soft ground etching, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hear the Lions' Roars (Hörst du die Löwen brüllen) (plate, folio 13 verso) from Caroline

1985 · Soft ground etching and aquatint, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.7 x 12.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WHEN YOU CALL ME THE CORRECT ONE (plate, folio 15 verso) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching and aquatint, printed in black

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Forsake, Forget (Verlassen, vergessen) (plate, folio 19 verso) from Caroline

1985 · Etching and soft ground etching, printed in black

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WITHOUT ME MOREOVER WITHOUT DIRECTION (plate, folio 40) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching, printed in black

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.7 x 12.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

THE ROSE HUE ON THE ROSE (plate, folio 17 verso) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching and aquatint, printed in black

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.7 x 12.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

AT THE BEGINNING IS THE END (plate, folio 38) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching and aquatint, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

SHE DRAWS ME HER BELT (plate, folio 21 verso) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

My Friend's Dog (Der Hund meiner Freundin) (plate, folio 27 verso) from Caroline

1985 · Etching, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

What a Beautiful Woman (Quelle belle femme) (plate, folio 31 verso) from Caroline

1985 · Soft ground etching, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.7 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Weak, Weaker, on the Left (Schwach, schwächer, links) (plate, folio 5 verso) from Caroline

1985 · Etching and soft ground etching, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.7 x 12.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Noble Fox at Dawn (Edelfuchs im Morgenrot) (plate, folio 3 verso) from Caroline

1985 · Soft ground etching and aquatint, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A LADY ABOUT FORTY (plate, folio 23 verso) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching and aquatint, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WHO SEES THEIR WHITE FINGER (plate, folio 25 verso) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Finally! (Endlich!) (plate, folio 29 verso) from Caroline

1985 · Etching, printed in black

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

With Flowers and Blossoms (Mit Blumen und Blüten) (plate, folio 33 verso) from Caroline

1985 · Soft ground etching and aquatint, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.7 x 12.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

AS GOOD AS AWAKE IN SLEEP (double page in-text plate, folios 35 verso and 36) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching, printed without ink

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 9 15/16" (25.7 x 25.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

I FEEL MY EYE (plate, folio 42) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching and soft ground etching, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.8 x 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

ALWAYS CHEERFUL, ALWAYS WITH A FLAIR (plate, folio 44) from CAROLINE

1985 · Etching, printed in color

irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 5" (25.7 x 12.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

35 published of 69 catalogued · 19 with image

MoMA
33 publishedof 67 catalogued19 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

The Mirror of Genoveva
1968 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

15 assets

S.M.S. #2 (Deluxe Edition) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

S.M.S. #2 (Deluxe Edition) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Meret Oppenheim La Roche (1913–1985) Künstlerin, Lyrikerin. Grab, Friedhof Carona, Tessin (4)

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Meret Oppenheim La Roche (1913–1985) Künstlerin, Lyrikerin. Grab, Friedhof Carona, Tessin (2)

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Steinen Hermesbrunnen 2

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Steinen Hermesbrunnen 1

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Steinen Oppenheim Haus

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Meret oppenheim grab carona

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Relationships

4

Movements2

Surrealism Dadaism

Collections2

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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