ArtistsHans Bellmer
Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer

1902
WA-00002014
PaintingSurrealism
Representation
None documented
18
Institutional Exhibitions
114
Works in Collection
199
Assets Indexed
4
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
100%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
2026
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European Drawing Between the Wars
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987–1988
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Surrealist Prints from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987
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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Words and Pictures
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1981
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Artists and Writers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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A Treasury of Modern Drawing: The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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Arp on Paper
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1977–1978
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Dream/Reality/Dream
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1977
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Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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Seurat to Matisse: Drawing in France
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974
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The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968–1969

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1 cross-verified · 3 single-source
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%
  • NationalityArtsy· 85%
  • LocationGallery Hauser· 80%
  • BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

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Surrealism
Medium
Painting
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Artworks (114)

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Artwork sources (4)

114 published of 189 catalogued · 84 with image
  • MoMA
    73 publishedof 148 catalogued49 img
  • Art Institute Chicago
    30 published30 img
  • The Met
    6 published
  • Tate
    5 published5 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources
  • Peg-Top
    1937 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • The Doll
    1937 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Portrait of Jean Arp
    1957 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • The Doll
    1936 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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The Doll (La Poupée) (Art Institute of Chicago)
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Katowice Dom Belllmer
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Hans Bellmer house memory plaque Katowice Kosciuszki 47
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Hans Bellmer house memory plaque Katowice Kosciuszki 47
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Representation & Collections

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Art Institute of Chicago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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New Museum
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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New Museum
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