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Revenge

Revenge
by Ellen von Unwerth
Publisher: Twin Palms Publishers
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN 1-931885-14-1
Slipcase Edition: ISBN 1-931885-19-2
Boxed Edition: ISBN 1-931885-28-1
Revenge is a great pleasure to behold.  The 236 page cloth bound hardcover is more than just a collection of black and white fine-art nudes and erotic photographs loosely tied together by a common theme, subject or local as many [...]

Pablo Picasso: Erotic Sketchs/Erotische Skizzen

Pablo Picasso: Erotic Sketchs/Erotische Skizzen
By Prestel Publishing
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 3-7913-3709-2
ISBN: 978-3-7913-3709-8
64pp
Picasso loved nudes!  The nude has been well represented in his work throughout his artistic career exploring far more than simply the physical nude form.  He freely explored sexuality.  Pablo Picasso: Erotic Sketches showcases thirty-one of Picasso’s nude and erotic sketches spanning [...]

Female Nude

Female Nude
By Flaminio Gualdoni
Publisher: Skira Editore A.p.A.
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 978-88-6130-539-7
96pp
Do not let size deceive you. This small format book (65/8” x 53/8”) provides a brief but informative history of the female nude represented in art. Over 60 masterpieces have been beautifully illustrated in color in this 96 page book. What makes this book unique is [...]