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Die Puppe

Hans Bellmer German, born Poland
Printer Thomas Eckstein German
Binder Georges Leroux French
1934
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Die Puppe
  • Artist: Hans Bellmer (German (born Poland), Katowice 1902–1975 Paris)
  • Printer: Thomas Eckstein
  • Binder: Georges Leroux (French, 1922–1999)
  • Date: 1934
  • Medium: Gelatin silver prints
  • Dimensions: Images: 3 7/16 × 2 1/4 in. (8.7 × 5.7 cm), each
    Overall (in slipcase): 5 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 7/8 in. (13.4 × 10.5 × 2.2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, by exchange, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.100.639a–c
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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