Christian d'Orgeix

French artist (1927-2019). A close friend of Hans Bellmer, whom he assisted on several occasions, Christian d'Orgeix became a major figure in Surrealism, proposing a highly dreamlike world in his work. Reminiscent of childhood and the unconscious, his works blend esotericism and mechanism. From the early 1950s onwards, he built his reputation through numerous international exhibitions in Europe and the United States. The Rudolph Springer Gallery (Berlin, Germany), Hella Nebelung (Düsseldorf, Germany), Maurice d'Arquian (Brussels, Belgium) and the Dragon Gallery (Paris, France) all presented his work. His works have gone down in art history, forming part of the collections of major museums such as the Centre Pompidou (Paris, France), the Staatliche Museum (Berlin, Germany) and the Moderna Museet (Stockholm, Sweden), and establishing him as one of the Fathers of Surrealism.