Meret Oppenheim

About

Female surrealist artist and photographer who created sculptures and other works during the 1920s.

Before Fame

She studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière.

Trivia

She posed nude for photographer Man Ray while working with a printing press.

Family Life

Her father was one of the doctors the German government conscripted into the army in 1914. She had a sister named Kristin and a brother named Burkhard.

Associated With

She was a member of the same art movement as artist Max Ernst.