Hans Bellmer

German · 1902–1975 · Painter, Printmaker

Hans Bellmer was a German artist, best known for his drawings, etchings that illustrate the 1940 edition of Histoire de l’œil, and the life-sized female dolls he produced in… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Hans Bellmer, Les jeux de la poupée (The Games of the Doll), Paris: Les Éditions Premières, 1949. 15 hand-colored gelatin silver prints plus 2 trimmed, hand-colored gelatin silver prints, all mounted within the artist’s bookLes jeux de la poupée (The Games of the Doll)Phillips · $110,500≈ £73,082≈ €86,140Sign up to see
  2. Hans Bellmer, Les jeux de la poupée (The Games of the Doll), Paris: Les Éditions Premières, 1949. 15 hand-colored gelatin silver prints plus 2 trimmed, hand-colored gelatin silver prints, all mounted within the artist’s bookLes jeux de la poupée (The Games of the Doll)Phillips · $75,000≈ £58,976≈ €66,899Sign up to see
  3. Hans Bellmer, Les Jeux de la Poupée (The games of the doll), 1949, 15 hand-colored gelatin silver prints plus 2 trimmed, hand-colored gelatin silver prints, all mounted within the artist's bookLes Jeux de la Poupée (The games of the doll)Phillips · $60,000≈ £37,048≈ €47,608Sign up to see

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  1. Hans Bellmer, Les Marionettes, lithograph on paper
    Les Marionettes
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 83/150
    31.5 cm x 28 cm
    Hagelstam · · Lot 134
    €50≈ $58≈ £43Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €150–View at Hagelstam ↗
  2. Hans Bellmer, Les Bas Rayes from An American Portrait, Volume II: Not Songs of Loyalty Alone, 1975, Litografía 74 / 175
    Les Bas Rayes from An American Portrait, Volume II: Not Songs of Loyalty Alone, 1975
    Lithograph · ed. 74/175
    44.75 x 45.75 cm medidas de la imagen
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 8
    MX$13,000≈ $689≈ £503≈ €589HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$15,000–26,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  3. Hans Bellmer, Le Bas Reyes, from An American Portrait, 1974, Lithograph in colors on wove paper
    Le Bas Reyes, from An American Portrait, 1974
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 12/175
    sight 19 x 19in (48.2 x 48.2cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 540
    $768≈ £630≈ €746Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Hans Bellmer, Les Bas Reyes<br /> <br />, 1974, Farblithografie auf Japan
    Les Bas Reyes<br /> <br />, 1974
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. E.A
    46,5 x 45,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 5
    €387≈ $458≈ £332Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
  5. Hans Bellmer, Œillades ciselées en branche (Glances Cut on the Branch), 1939, The complete set of 25 facsimilies of drawings, on perfumed China paper, with poems by Georges Hugnet and his pink and white lace paper cover with a chromo-litho collage of a rosebud, bound (as issued), additionally bound in an elaborate and colorful hand-tooled leather cover, paper and leather guard and matching slipcase by bookbinder Paul Bonet, stamp-signed and dated 1952
    Œillades ciselées en branche (Glances Cut on the Branch), 1939
    Lithograph · Paper
    5 1/2 x 4 x 5/8 in. (14 x 10.2 x 1.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 6
    $17,640≈ £13,471≈ €14,923Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Hans Bellmer, Group of prints (5), Lithograph on paper
    Group of prints (5)
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 156
    $2,500≈ £1,897≈ €2,129Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Hans Bellmer, Paysage 1700, circa 1965, Lithograph, on wove paper, with full margins,
    Paysage 1700, circa 1965
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 40/100
    I. 22 x 17 3/4 in. (55.9 x 45.1 cm) S. 28 x 21 1/4 in. (71.1 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 122
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
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