Hans Bellmer La Poupée

Art House: The Collection of Chara Schreyer
Hans Bellmer
1902 - 1975
La Poupée

hand-colored gelatin silver print, the artist's estate blindstamp in the image, framed, an Ubu Gallery label on the reverse
image: 5½ by 5⅝ in. (14 by 14.3 cm.)
frame: 19 by 16 in. (48.3 by 40.6 cm.)
Executed in 1935.

Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.

This early print is in generally excellent condition. Visible under raking light is a crease in the lower center and a small scuff in the upper left quadrant, neither of which appear to break the emulsion. The edges are unevenly trimmed. The lower right corner appears to have been expertly repaired.

The reverse is somewhat darkened from age at the lower edge, and there are occasional rust-colored deposits.

When examined under ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.

Provenance:
Estate of the artist

Ubu Gallery, New York

Acquired from the above in 2006 by the present owner