Untitled (Double-Sided Portrait of Unica Zürn) (recto) 1954

"Untitled (Double-Sided Portrait of Unica Zürn) (recto)" is a 1954 work by the German Surrealist artist Hans Bellmer. The artwork, rendered in white lines on a black background, depicts two figures, seemingly female, in a stylized and fragmented manner. Bellmer was known for his exploration of the female form and its psychological and physiological complexities, often employing anatomical dismemberment and re-assembly in his art. The title suggests a connection to Unica Zürn, a fellow artist and Bellmer’s muse, known for her own explorations of surrealist themes. The graphic style and the fragmented figures are characteristic of Surrealism, referencing the subconscious and the dreamlike.