Child and Seeing Hands (1950) by Hans Bellmer

Child and Seeing Hands - Hans Bellmer - 1950

Artwork Information

TitleChild and Seeing Hands
ArtistHans Bellmer
Date1950
Art MovementSurrealism

About Child and Seeing Hands

The artwork titled “Child and Seeing Hands,” created by Hans Bellmer in 1950, belongs to the Surrealism art movement and is categorized within the genre of figurative art.

The artwork presents a profoundly enigmatic and dreamlike scene, emblematic of surrealist aesthetics. It appears to depict an abstract, dark, and textured background wherein two hands, annotated with seeing eyes, reach towards a small, childlike figure positioned to the left. The hands are intricately detailed with a web-like pattern, giving them an uncanny, lifelike presence. Meanwhile, the figure of the child, portrayed with delicate lines and dressed in a whimsical skirt, enhances the surreal and fantastical nature of the composition. The somber and tumultuous background further amplifies the intense, almost eerie atmosphere of the visual narrative.

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