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From Adam’s Fifth Rib, 1935

John Everard :: Nude, from “Adam’s Fifth Rib”. A Collection of Photographic Studies of the Nude by John Everard. Vandyke gravure, ca. 1935. | src liveauctioneers

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Nude from Adam’s Fifth Rib, 1935

John Everard :: Nude from Adam’s Fifth Rib. A Collection of Photographic Studies of the Nude by John Everard, Chapman and Hall Ltd., London, 1935. | src dyndns.org

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Frauenakt, Zürich, um 1927

Martin Imboden :: Frauenakt, Zürich, um 1927. Silbergelatineabzug. | src Sammlung Fotostiftung Schweiz

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Bridge on demi-point, 1926

N. Vlas’evsky :: Itta Penzo. Bridge on demi-point, 1926. © Collection Otton Engel’s repository, Moscow. Original photographic print, signed: “Vlas’evsky”. Catalogue of the second “Art of Movement” exhibition, 1926. | src Het Nieuwe Instituut: Space Embodied. The Russian Art of Movement 1920-1930

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Itta Penzo in the role of Taiakh

N. Vlas’evsky :: Itta Penzo in the role of Taiakh in the ballet Joseph the Beautiful, 1926. Artist’s photographic print, signed: “Vlas’evsky”. Music by S. Vasilenko, designs by B. Erdman and choreography by K. Goleizovsky for the Odessa Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Catalogue of the second “Art of Movement” exhibition, 1926. | src Nicoletta Misler’s “The Russian Art of Movement 1920-1930”

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Schattenstudie (Akt), 1934

Arthur Benda :: Schattenstudie (weiblicher Akt), 1934. | src MK&G ~ Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe
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Die Tänzerin R. R., 1926

Atelier d’Ora – Benda :: Die Tänzerin R. R. (stehender weiblicher Akt), 1926. | src MK&G
originally posted on and censored by tumblr, bet they will ‘perpetrate’ it again and again

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Tänzerin Lea Niako, 1920s

Atelier Willinger, Wien :: Tänzerin Lea Niako. Rollenporträt. 1920s. | src Theatermuseum, Wien

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Miriam M., Wien, 1929

Martin Imboden :: Miriam M., Wien, 1929. | src Sammlung Fotostiftung Schweiz

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Mädchenakt, um 1927

Martin Imboden :: Mädchenakt, Zürich, um 1927. | src Sammlung Fotostiftung Schweiz

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Frauenakt, 1920s

Martin Imboden :: Frauenakt, Zürich, 1926-1928. | src Sammlung Fotostiftung Schweiz

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Grete Hoyer (Akt), um 1934

Martin Imboden :: Grete Hoyer (Akt), um 1934. | src Sammlung Fotostiftung Schweiz

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Nude under the waterfall, 1920s

Harry Richardson Cremer :: Nude Woman under a Waterfall, undated (maybe 1920s). | src eBay

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Nude by H. R. Cremer

Harry Richardson Cremer :: Nude Woman, back to camera, 1920s. | src eBay

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Nude in Stream by H.R. Cremer

Harry Richardson Cremer :: Nude Woman in Stream, back to camera, 1920s. | src eBay

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Bending backwards, 1932

Harry Richardson Cremer :: Étude avec voile | Study with Scarf, 1932. | src eye-eye

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Nude study, 1932

Atelier d’Ora ~ Benda :: Studie, 1932. | src MK&G ~ Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg)

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Pružná (Flexible), 2012

Jan Saudek & Sára Saudková :: Pružná | Elastic, 2012. | src Saudkova

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«Paulina Buonaparte», 1929

Vom Aktmodell bis zur Unsterblichkeit mit Aufnahmen von Blumberger & Scholz.
From the nude model to immortality with photos by Blumberger & Scholz.
II) Canova: Paulina Buonaparte (Museo Borghese)
Die Bühne 1929, Heft 217, Seite 42. | src ÖNB

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«Toilette der Venus», 1929

Vom Aktmodell bis zur Unsterblichkeit mit Aufnahmen von Blumberger & Scholz.
From the nude model to immortality with photos by Blumberger & Scholz.
I) Rubens: Toilette der Venus. Die Bühne 1929, Heft 217, Seite 43. | src ÖNB

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Die Quelle, 1929

Juda Berisch Zimbler :: Die Quelle. Eine künstleriche Photostudie. | The source. An artistic photo study. | Die Bühne 1929, Heft 218, Seite 5. | src and hi-res ÖNB

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La Grotte, ca. 1920

Georges-Louis Arlaud :: La Grotte (Nude). From «Vingt Études de Nu en Plein Air», ca. 1920. | src liveauctioneers

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Mirage, Lac Vert de Servoz, 1920

Georges-Louis Arlaud :: Mirage, Lac Vert de Servoz. From «Vingt Études de Nu en Plein Air», photogravure, ca, 1920. | src liveauctioneers

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Dancer Ossi Rhondje, 1929

Photoatelier Feldscharek :: Die Tänzerin Ossi Rhondje. Die Bühne 1929, Heft 235, Seite 39. | From the photo studio Feldscharek. The dancer Ossi Rhondje. Die Bühne (The Stage) 1929, issue 235, page 39. | src ÖNB

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Alluring nude woman, rppc

Vintage real photo postcard of a nude woman. | src House of Mirth

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The South Wind, 1937

Dr. Tibor de Csorgeo :: The South Wind. Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1937 issue (plate XXXVII). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src issuu

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Die Dame Nackt, 1933

Atelier Manassé :: Ratschläge fürs Anziehen und Ausziehen. Die Dame Nackt. | Advice on getting dressed and undressed. The lady naked. Die Bühne 1933. Heft 343, Seite 35. | src ÖNB

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Vingt Études de Nu en Plein Air

George-Louis Arlaud :: Unknown title, hand signed gravure. From «Vingt Études de Nu en Plein Air», Éditions Horos, Paris, 1920. | src and hi-res liveauctioneers

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Hungarian Nude, ca. 1925

Karl Schenker :: Hungarian Nude. From «Natur und Kultur das Weiß», Berlin, 1925. | src liveauctioneers

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Tomorrow’s Crucifixion, 1938

Horace Roye :: Tomorrow’s Crucifixion, 1938. Originally published in the North London Recorder, August 1938. | src DIP ~ Abraham Menashe

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Schönste Sommerfreude, 1934

Artur Grimm :: Schönste Sommerfreude: aus dem Wasser in die Sonne. | Beautiful summer joy: from the water to the sun. Published in UHU magazine, August 1934 issue (Heft 8). | src Illustrierte Presse ~ ÖNB

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The Frieze (ca. 1915)

George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon :: The Frieze. Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1917-1918 issue (plate III). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src archive.org

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Margaret Morris as Le Poisson d’Or

Walter Benington :: Miss Margaret Morris as “Le Poisson d’Or”. Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1917-1918 issue (plate LI). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src archive.org

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Javanese dancer, 1934

Edmund Kesting :: Javanischer Tänzer, 1934. Gelatin silver print. | src La Gazette Drouot

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Nude with feather boa, ca. 1927

Atelier d’Ora Benda :: Nude with feather boa, ca. 1927, vintage silver bromide photograph. | src Dorotheum

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Der schöne Rücken, 1927

Karl Schenker :: Der schöne Rücken | The Beautiful Back. Published in UHU magazine, Heft 8, May 1927. | src UHU ~ Illustrierte Presse

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Nude study from «Der Akt», 1920

Germaine Krull (1897-1985) :: Étude de nu, extraite du portfolio «Der Akt», 1920. Heliogravure d’époque. | src Galerie Lumière des roses

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P. Jsenfels, Dancers, 1927

Paul Jsenfels :: Dancers, Stuttgart Dance School, printed 1927. Photoengraving. | src liveauctioneers

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Paul Jsenfels, Dancer, 1927

Paul Jsenfels :: Dancer, Stuttgart Dance School, printed 1927. Photoengraving. | src liveauctioneers

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Paul Jsenfels, Dancer, 1927

Paul Jsenfels :: Dancer, Stuttgart Dance School, printed 1927. Photoengraving. | src liveauctioneers

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Three dancers, 1927

Paul Jsenfels :: Three Dancers, Herion Dance School, Stuttgart, Germany, 1927. | src liveauctioneers

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Herion dance school, ca.1927

Paul Jsenfels :: Nude dancer, printed 1927. Herion Dance School, Stuttgart, Germany. Photoengraving. | src liveauctioneers

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Brandung, 1929

Harry Richardson Cremer :: Brandung. (Salon International d’Art Photographique) Published in Revue des Monats, June, 1929. | src Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Leipzig

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‘Le Matin’ by Dorothy Wilding, 1920s

Dorothy Wilding :: ‘Le Matin’ (Unknown woman), chlorobromide print, 1920s. | src NPG

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Rosalia Chladek, 1925

Rosalia Chladek im Vorraum zum Festsaal der Schule Hellerau für Rhythmus, Musik und Körperbildung, Dresden, 1925. | Rosalia Chladek in the anteroom to the festival hall of the Hellerau School for Rhythm, Music and Physical Education, Dresden, 1925. | src and hi-res Theatermuseum, Wien

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Érotique Voilée, 1933

Man Ray :: Érotique Voilée (Veiled Eroticism), 1933, gelatin silver print. Inscribed ‘Meret Oppenheim dans l’atelier de Marcoussis, 15 rue Hégesippe-Moreau’ in ink (on the verso). | src Christie’s | originally posted on and censored by tumblr

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Fräulein Etelka Marquita, 1927

Atelier d’Ora ~ Benda :: Fräulein Etelka Maquita. Halbaktstudie, 1927. | Dancer Etelka Marquita, seminude study, 1927. | src The Albertina Museum, Vienna | related post, here

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Dancer Kaja Marquita, 1920s

Atelier d’Ora :: Dancer Kaja Marquita, 1920s. Originally posted on and censored by tumblr.

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Dancers II, 1927

Paul Jsenfels :: Dancers, Stuttgart Dance School, printed 1927. Photoengraving. | src LiveAuctioneers | originally posted on and censored by tumblr

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a bodyscape

Alvin Booth :: unknown title | src Cultura Inquieta

Russischen Liedern

Mary Wigman. Tanzfolgen nach russischen Liedern (Dance sequences based on Russian songs). From Rudolf Bach’s The Mary Wigman work. With contributions by Mary Wigman and 80 illustrations. Published in Dresden, Carl Reissner, 1933. | src Encyklopedia Szczecin

The Ceremonial Figure # 3

Charlotte Rudolph :: Die Zeremonielle Gestalt 3. From: Die Verwandlungen der Mary Wigman (The Metamorphoses of Mary Wigman) by Kurt Linder, 1929. | src Zvab

Artistic acrobatics, late 1920s

Photographer unknown, acrobatic poses outdoors from a course manual in artistic acrobatics, late 1920s. Art of Movement State Courses (of Valeriia Tsvetaeva). VTs (Valeriia Tsvetaeva repository. Now in the collection of Evgenii Chernov, Moscow) | src Nicoletta Misler’s The Russian Art of Movement 1920-1930

Artistic acrobatics, late 1920s

Photographer unknown, acrobatic poses outdoors from a course manual in artistic acrobatics, late 1920s. Art of Movement State Courses (of Valeriia Tsvetaeva). VTs (Valeriia Tsvetaeva repository. Now in the collection of Evgenii Chernov, Moscow) | src Nicoletta Misler’s The Russian Art of Movement 1920-1930

Artistic acrobatics, late 1920s

Photographer unknown, acrobatic poses outdoors from a course manual in artistic acrobatics, late 1920s. Art of Movement State Courses (of Valeriia Tsvetaeva). VTs (Valeriia Tsvetaeva repository. Now in the collection of Evgenii Chernov, Moscow) | src Nicoletta Misler’s The Russian Art of Movement 1920-1930

Artistic acrobatics, late 1920s

Photographer unknown, acrobatic poses outdoors from a course manual in artistic acrobatics, late 1920s. Art of Movement State Courses (of Valeriia Tsvetaeva). VTs (Valeriia Tsvetaeva repository. Now in the collection of Evgenii Chernov, Moscow) | src Nicoletta Misler’s The Russian Art of Movement 1920-1930

Mila Cirul and Julian Algo, 1926

Trude Fleischmann :: Mila Cirul and Julian Algo: Dance poses, 1926. Catalogue of the fourth “Art of Movement” exhibition, 1928, within Nos. 534-35. PKh (Collection of Pavel Khoroshilov, Moscow). | src Nicoletta Misler’s The Russian Art of Movement 1920-1930

Toni Birkmeyer als Prinz Karneval

Franz Xaver Setzer :: Toni Birkmeyer als “Prinz Karneval” Phot. Setzer, Wien. “Schöne Kostüme”. Das Leben, Heft 9, März 1927. | src Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg

Pallas and Junon (Ascanio), 1921

Junon et Pallas. Danseuses Yvonne Franck (à gauche, Pallas) et Yvonne Daunt (à droite, Junon), dans “Ascanio” à l’Opéra de Paris. Chorégraphie de Léo Staats. Novembre 1921. Négatif sur verre. | src Agence photographique Rol

Les Sakharoffs, 1921

George Barbier :: Les Sakharoffs. Clotilde et Alexandre Sakharoff, 1921. Ink, Watercolor, Opaque Paint, Pencil. | src liveauctioneers