Porteuse d'O

1969

Hans Bellmer

Associated Names
Hans Bellmer

Artist, German, 1902 - 1975

The ink drawing depicts two intertwined figures with detailed facial features and stylized hair. Their bodies are draped in intricately drawn lines that suggest clothing or fabric. The figures have elongated, skeletal fingers and stand against a minimally detailed background with faint geometric shapes, resembling a door or wall.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Moses Lasky, San Francisco, California; Lasky Charitable Lead Trust, New York, 2002; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2014 by National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Epreuve d'artiste; lower right in graphite: Bellmer

Wikidata ID

Q77010147

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