About the Artist
Hans Bellmer
Hans Bellmer (1902–1975) was a German artist and Surrealist photographer best known for his provocative life-sized dolls of pubescent girls, created in the 1930s. Born in Kattowitz (now Katowice, Poland), Bellmer worked as a draftsman before turning to art full-time. Inspired by Oskar Kokoschka’s Der Fetisch and shaped by personal experiences—including tensions with his authoritarian father and a fascination with childhood and desire—Bellmer’s work challenged social and political norms, particularly those of fascist Germany.
