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Meret OppenheimWW-1960-005759
1960·Etching·sheet: 6 5/16 x 9 1/8 in. (16.1 x 23.1 cm) image: 4 5/16 x 5 15/16 in. (11 x 15.1 cm)

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

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Year
1960
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 6 5/16 x 9 1/8 in. (16.1 x 23.1 cm) image: 4 5/16 x 5 15/16 in. (11 x 15.1 cm)

Artist

Meret Oppenheim
Meret Oppenheim

Photography

Meret Oppenheim was a German-Swiss artist working in photography, sculpture, and mixed media whose practice challenged the boundaries between object and image. Born in Berlin and based in Switzerland from the 1930s onward, she became known for her surrealist interventions and conceptual approach to everyday materials. Her most iconic work, Object (1936), a fur-lined teacup, exemplifies her strategy of rendering the familiar uncanny through unexpected juxtaposition. Photography served as both documentation and medium in her exploration of metamorphosis and the poetic potential of ordinary things.

Charlottenburg, Germany

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Glove (for Parkett no. 4)

Glove (for Parkett no. 4)

1985 · Multiple of pair of suede gloves with screenprint and hand-stitching

WW-1985-M053673
Caroline

Caroline

1985 · Illustrated book with 23 etchings (nine with aquatint, two inkless)

WW-1985-M010074
Der verliebte Polyphem ( Polyphemus in Love ) from the portfolio Mirrors of the Mind

Der verliebte Polyphem ( Polyphemus in Love ) from the portfolio Mirrors of the Mind

1974 · Screenprint on mirrored acrylic sheet

WW-1974-M126771
The Mirror of Genoveva from S.M.S. No. 2

The Mirror of Genoveva from S.M.S. No. 2

1968 · Offset lithograph with embossing

WW-1968-M060417
X-Ray of M.O.’s Skull (Röntgenaufnahme des Schädels M.O.)

X-Ray of M.O.’s Skull (Röntgenaufnahme des Schädels M.O.)

1964 · Gelatin silver print

WW-1964-M127183
Red Head, Blue Body

Red Head, Blue Body

1936 · Oil on canvas

WW-1936-M068442

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Year
1960
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 6 5/16 x 9 1/8 in. (16.1 x 23.1 cm) image: 4 5/16 x 5 15/16 in. (11 x 15.1 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1960-005759

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Meret Oppenheim

Meret Oppenheim

Photography

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