Denise Bellon
France (1902—1999)
Bellon started her career in Psychology at the Sorbonne but abandoned her studies before completion. She took on photography and joined agencies such as Studio Zuber and Alliance-Photo. She became interested in Surrealism and between 1938 and 1965 she photographed the International Surrealist exhibitions in Paris, as well as its most influential artists, from Duchamp to Miró, to Tanguy and Dalí.
Maurice Henry and his mannequin
Original photography / Gelatin silver print / 18.8 x 20.1 cm / 1938 / © AKG Image D. Bellon
Papapillon by Hans Arp
Original photography / Gelatin silver print / 18.8 x 20.1 cm / 1938 / © AKG Image D. Bellon
Mannequin by André Masson
Original photography / Gelatin silver print / 18.6 x 20.1 cm / 1938 / © AKG Image D. Bellon
Regentaxi by Salvador Dalí
Original photography / Gelatin silver print / 18.8 x 20.1 cm / 1938 / © AKG Image D. Bellon