Meret Oppenheim

Meret Oppenheim (1913-1985) was a Swiss artist, born in Berlin according to the V&A, best known for the fur-lined teacup and saucer of 1936 (NMWA). Cassina says she came into contact with the great masters of surrealism after moving to…

Biography

Background

Meret Oppenheim (1913-1985) was a Swiss artist, born in Berlin according to the V&A, best known for the fur-lined teacup and saucer of 1936 (NMWA). Cassina says she came into contact with the great masters of surrealism after moving to Paris.

Signature Style

Cassina describes free and instinctive creativity and versatility across artistic techniques; the NMWA lists sculpture, paintings and drawings exploring sensuality and desire, friendship and love, nature and culture, and reality and imagination.

Notable Works

Déjeuner en fourrure (Breakfast in fur), bought for MoMA by Alfred H. Barr
Table with bird's legs, shown in Paris in 1939 and produced today by Cassina as Traccia

Legacy

Simon International produced the table from 1972 (V&A), and Cassina re-released it with a production date of 2013 on its sheet.

Products

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Traccia Low Table

Traccia: Meret Oppenheim's 1939 "Bird Leg Table", an elliptical low table on cast bronze legs.

Collaborated with

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