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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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Aktstudie, 1925

Anton Josef Trčka :: ‘Aktstudie’ (Nude Study), 1925. Vintage silver print. | src MutualArt

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Modern Torso, ca. 1918

Arnold Genthe :: Modern Torso, ca. 1918. Gelatin silver print. | src and hi-res The J. Paul Getty Museum

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Nude, ca. 1938

Walter Bird :: Nude, ca. 1938. Vandyke photogravure. | src and hi-res liveauctioneers

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Broad Jumper, 1930

Liselotte Grschebina :: Broad Jumper, 1930. © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. | src & hi-res 1000 museums

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Nude, Beauty’s Daughters, 1938

Walter Bird :: Nude, 1938. Vandyck photogravure. From the series «Beauty’s Daughters». | src and hi-res liveauctioneers

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Nude, photogravure, 1938

Walter Bird :: Nude, 1938. Vandyck photogravure. From the series «Beauty’s Daughters». | src and hi-res liveauctioneers

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Modern Torso, ca. 1918

Arnold Genthe :: Modern Torso, ca. 1918. Gelatin silver print. | src and hi-res The J. Paul Getty Museum

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Advert for Bonwitt Teller, 1932

Anton Bruehl :: Untitled (Knitted-to-order-sportclothes for Bonwitt Teller Sportswear), 1932. From «Modernism and Advertising Photography 1920 – 1930» | src l’œil de la photographie

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Paul Jsenfels, Dancers,

Paul Jsenfels :: Dancers, 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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The odor of pomegranates, ca. 1900

Zaida Ben-Yusuf :: The odor of pomegranates, ca. 1900. Platinum photographic print mounted on dark green paper. Description: Photograph shows a woman wearing a long flowing gown, standing in front of curtain, facing left, holding a pomegranate. | src Library of Congress

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Marionette nº 2, 1926

Soichi Sunami :: Marionette nº 2 (Martha Graham). “Marionette Show – 1st concert w/Sabin, MacDonald, Biracree 1926” (source note) | src and hi-res Library of Congress

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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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The Pool, circa 1906

Anne Brigman :: The Pool, ca. 1906. | src The Metropolitan Museum of Art via L’œil de la Photographie

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The Source, 1905

Anne Brigman :: The Source, 1905, printed 1907. Wilson Centre for Photography via L’œil de la Photographie

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Sitting female nude, 1930s

Laure Albin Guillot :: Sitting female nude, 1930s. Vintage fresson print in red on ivory paper. | src Bassenge Auktionen

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Cilly Wang in ‘The fright’, 1932

Bruno Winterfeld :: De danseres Cilly Wang ibeedt hier ‘De schrik’ uit met een onbekende danseres. Wenen, Oostenrijk, 1932. Serie van 4 foto’s. | Dancer Cilly Wang performs ‘The fright’ with an unknown dancer. Vienna, Austria, 1932. Series of 4 photos. | src Fotocollectie Het Leven @ Het Geheugen

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Nude with hand mirror, 1910

The Parrish Sisters :: Portrait of nude woman sitting and looking into hand-held mirror. Signed: Grace Parrish (1910) | src SLPL, Grace and Williamina Parrish Photograph Collection

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Syrischer Tanz, 1920s

Anna Pavlova (Anna Pawlowa or Анна Павлова; 1881–1931) in ‘Syrischer Tanz’ (Syrian Dance). German postcard. Didier Hanson Collection. | src Flickr | related post

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Clotilde von Derp, 1920s

Minya Diez-Dührkoop (Hamburg) :: Dancer Clotilde von Derp-Sacharoff. From Der Kunstlerische Tanz Unserer Zeit [The Artistic Dance of Our Time] p. 19. Published 1928. | src Marcus Bunyan (artblart)

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Woman in traditional Japanese dress, 1915

The Parrish Sisters :: Woman in traditional Japanese dress, holding fan and umbrella. Signed with initials WG, also marked ‘W & G P’ in lower right corner. 1915 | src SLPL, Grace and Williamina Parrish Photograph Collection

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Woman reclining on bed, 1910

The Parrish Sisters :: Woman reclining on bed. Signed with initials of Williamina Parrish, 1910. | src SLPL, Grace and Williamina Parrish Photograph Collection

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Dancer Sent M’Ahesa, 1928

Hanns Holdt (Munich) :: Dancer Sent M’Ahesa [Else(a) von Carlberg]. From Der Kunstlerische Tanz Unserer Zeit [The Artistic Dance of Our Time] p. 15. Published in Leipzig in 1928. | src Marcus Bunyan (ArtBlart)

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Le Nu Realiste, 1937

Roger Schall :: Le Nu Realiste n. 007, ca. 1937. | Originally posted on tumblr

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Nude, 1920s

Anton Sahm :: Nude, Munich, 1920s. | src and hi-res Dorotheum

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Rosalia Chladek, 1925

Rosalia Chladek in the anteroom to the ballroom of the Hellerau school for rhythm, music and physical education, Dresden, 1925, photo: Anonymous, Theatermuseum © KHM-Museumsverband

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Barbara, ca. 1951

Saul Leiter :: Barbara, ca. 1951. | src Howard Greenberg Gallery. From ‘In My Room’ exhibition.| originally posted on tumblr

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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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Assia Granatouroff, 1935

Rémy Duval · Assia [Ukrainian model Assia Granatouroff], 1935. Photograph compiled later in ‘28 Etudes de Nus’, Arts et Métiers Graphiques, Paris, 1936. | src Flickr | originally posted on tumblr

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Untitled (nude), 1950s

Saul Leiter :: Untitled (nude), 1950s, printed 1970s. | From the exhibition ‘In My Room’ at howard greenberg gallery | originally posted on 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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Pearls and Tulle Spin Bridal Witcheries, Vogue, 1919

Baron Adolph de Meyer :: “Pearls and Tulle Spin Bridal Witcheries”, published in Vogue, April 15, 1919, p. 44. [Baron Adolph de Meyer, photographer and designer; Dolores (Kathleen Rose), model]. | src ICP and Vogue scan | originally posted on tumblr | related post

Lola Herdenmenger, 1923

Edith Barakovich :: Lola Herdenmenger, representative of Munich school of expressionistic dance. Shadowland, March 1923. | src internet archive

Marjorie Peterson, 1923

Edwin Bower Hesser :: Marjorie Peterson, one of the most fascinating bits of folly in the Greenwich Village Follies. Shadowland, March 1923. | src internet archive

Marie Prevost, 1923

Alfred Cheney Johnston :: Marie Prevost. The piquant star of Brass. Shadowland, March 1923. | src internet archive

Lieselotte de Booy, 1931

Freiherr Wolff von Gudenberg :: Portrait of actress Lieselotte de Booy, (Miss Germany 1932) published in Berliner Zeitung 10-12-1931. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Fritzi Massary, 1930

Freiherr Wolff von Gudenberg :: Portrait of Austrian actress and singer Fritzi Massary (née Friederike Masareck) with headdress, date unknown, probably 1930. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Akrobatin Glenn Ellyn, 1928

Freiherr Wolff von Gudenberg :: Tänzerin und Akrobatin Glenn Ellyn, posiert vermutlich 1928. | Dancer and acrobatics Glen Ellyn, probably posing in 1928. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Margo Lion dressed as a poodle

Freiherr Wolff von Gudenberg :: Actress and cabaret artist Margo Lion dressed as a poodle in the play ‘Es liegt in der Luft’ (‘It’s in the air’, music by Mischa Spoliansky, text by Marcellus Schiffer), theater ‘Komödie am Kurfürstendamm’, Berlin, 1928. Published in Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung (BIZ) nº 22/1928. | src Getty Images

Die blonde Carmen, 1929

Atelier Setzer :: Die blonde Carmen. Marie Jeritza singt die “Carmen” blond. Die Bühne 1929, Heft 235, Seite 5. | src ÖNB

Frau Elly Fridetzko, 1933

Frau Elly Fridetzko. Porträtstudie. Aus dem Atelier Edith Glogau, Wien.
Ms. Elly Fridetzko. Portrait study. From the Edith Glogau studio, Vienna.
Die Bühne 1933, Heft 345, Seite 41. | src ÖNB

Karin Carlson als Olympia, 1933

Photo Riwkin, Stockholm :: Die schwedische Schauspielerin Karin Carlson als Olympia in Franz Molnárs “Olympia” war einer der grössten Erfolge der Elfolge der diesjährigen Stockholmer Saison.
Photo Riwkin, Stockholm :: Swedish actress Karin Carlson as Olympia in Franz Molnár’s “Olympia” was one of the greatest successes of this year’s Stockholm season.
Published in Die Bühne 1933, Heft 350, Seite 18. | src ÖNB