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Meret Oppenheim (1913-1985)  

Aliases: Meret Elisabeth La Roche-Oppenheim; Meret Elisabeth Oppenheim
Professions: Painter; Sculptor; Collage Artist

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Oppenheim, Meret 1913 Berlin - 1985 Basel, Switzerland - after Tisch mit Vogelfüßen1939 (draft).

12/3/2009
Location: Germany
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MERET OPPENHEIM (1913-1985)

12/8/2009
Location: USA
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Biography

(b Berlin, 6 Oct 1913; d Berne, 15 Nov 1985). Swiss painter and sculptor of German birth. She studied in Basle at the Kunstgewerbeschule from 1929 to 1930. After seeing an exhibition of Bauhaus work, including that of Paul Klee, at the Basle Kunsthalle, Oppenheim produced her first Surrealist work, a series of pen-and-ink drawings in a school notebook. Oppenheim’s earliest works reflect the influence of Klee and the artists of Neue Sachlichkeit. She moved ... (view more)

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