HANS BELLMER (1902-1975)
HANS BELLMER (1902-1975)
HANS BELLMER (1902-1975)
HANS BELLMER (1902-1975)
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HANS BELLMER (1902-1975)

La petite toupie

Details
HANS BELLMER (1902-1975)
La petite toupie
plaster
13 5⁄8 x 6 x 4 ¾ in. (34.5 x 15.2 x 12 cm.) (including base)
Conceived in 1938; this version executed circa 1965-1968
Provenance
Acquired by the late owner, by 1978.
Literature
R. Borderie, ed., "Bellmer, Numéro spécial" in Obliques, Paris, 1979, p. 256 (painted bronze version illustrated).
P. Webb and R. Short, Hans Bellmer, London, 1985, p. 262, pl. XXXVIII (painted bronze version illustrated).
P. Dourthe, Bellmer: Le principe de perversion, Paris, 1999, p. 87, no. 116 (painted bronze version illustrated).
S. Taylor, Hans Bellmer, The Anatomy of Anxiety, Cambridge, 2000, p. 122, fig. 6.10 (painted bronze version illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Virginia Lust Gallery, Hans Bellmer: A Retrospective, 1934-1969, March-May 1989, no. 16.
Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Hans Bellmer & Louise Bourgeois: Double Sexus, September 2010-January 2011, p. 91 (illustrated).
Further Details
Rodica Aldoux has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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