Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer was a German visual artist recognized for his contributions to Surrealism through photography, drawing, and printmaking. He is best known for his life-sized female dolls created in the mid-1930s and his illustrative work for the 1940 edition of Histoire de l’œil. His practice encompassed sculpture, painting, and graphic arts, establishing him as a multifaceted figure in twentieth-century art history.