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Meret Oppenheim
Early Life and Influences Born: Berlin, Germany (1913) Died: 1985 Named after Meretlein from Gottfried Keller's "Green Henry." Family moved to Delémont, Switzerland, due to her father’s military service during World War I. Exposure to art and artists at a young age in Switzerland. Inspired by her aunt, Ruth Wenger, and her modern lifestyle. Influenced by Modernism, Expressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism. Introduced to the writings of Carl Jung and began recording dreams, which became important sources for her art. The work of Paul Klee significantly influence…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Meret Oppenheim's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
