Untitled (1963) by Hans Bellmer

Untitled - Hans Bellmer - 1963

Artwork Information

TitleUntitled
ArtistHans Bellmer
Date1963

About Untitled

The artwork, titled “Untitled,” was created by Hans Bellmer in 1963 and belongs to the genre of sketch and study. The composition features a surreal and somewhat unsettling scene rendered in delicate pencil.

In the foreground, amorphous forms resembling human limbs distorted and merged into furniture dominate the image. There’s a surreal merging of organic and inorganic elements, where the legs of tables and chairs take on an almost lifelike, fleshy appearance. At the center, a chair-like structure is particularly prominent, its form significantly warped and imbued with an intrinsic sense of discomfort and unease. The background depicts a room furnished with varying degrees of abstraction. A figure appears leaned over a table, embodying a sense of despondency or exhaustion. A chandelier hanging from the ceiling is also prominently shown, though it retains an eerie organic quality. The entire scene is suffused with a dreamlike, almost nightmarish quality, characteristic of Bellmer’s painstakingly detailed sketchwork.

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