Category: bending over forward

Anita Berber, 1923

József Pécsi :: Dancer Anita Berber, for Introduction to dances of Vice, Horror and Ecstasy, a collaboration between Anita Berber & Sebastian Droste, Berlin 1923. Published in Revue des Monats. (digitally retouched by la petite melancolie) | censored by tumblr from haunted·by·storytelling

La prière by Man Ray, 1930

Man Ray :: La prière | The prayer, 1930. Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1960
Signed, dated and numbered ‘0/8’ in ink (recto); signed and annotated ‘original’ in pencil (verso) | src Christie’s

Agniel posing for de Mirjian · 1929

De Mirjian Studio ~ Marguerite Agniel posing with her back arched and legs stretched out over her head, wearing a two-piece costume and matching turban, in studio, 1929 | src Wellcome library
De Mirjian Studios ~ Marguerite Agniel posing with her back arched, feet and knees over her head, wearing a two-piece costume and matching turban, shot in studio, 1929 | src Wellcome library
John de Mirjian ~ Marguerite Agniel leaning on her shoulders (knees over her head), ca. 1929 | src Wellcome collection
De Mirjian Studios~ Marguerite Agniel posing leaning back, circa 1929 | src Wellcome library collection
John de Mirjian ~ Marguerite Agniel posing leaning back wearing a two-piece costume and matching turban, photographed in studio, 1929 | src Wellcome library collection
John de Mirjian ~ Marguerite Agniel seated in a Buddha position, wearing a two-piece costume and matching turban, photographed in studio, ca. 1929 | src Wellcome library
John de Mirjian Studios ~ Marguerite Agniel seated in a Buddha position, circa 1929. | src Wellcome collection

Finis, 1912 by Anne Brigman

Anne Brigman :: Finis, 1912. Photogravure From Camera Work No. 38. | src KQED Arts and Artnet

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Desha [Delteil], ca. 1922

Nickolas Muray (1892–1965) :: [Desha Delteil **], ca. 1922. Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray. | src Eastman Museum ** born Desha Eva Podgoršek in Ljubljana (1899-1980)
Nickolas Muray (1892–1965) :: [Desha Delteil **], ca. 1922. Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray. | src Eastman Museum
Nickolas Muray (1892–1965) :: [Desha Delteil **], ca. 1922. Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray. | src Eastman Museum ** born Desha Eva Podgoršek in Ljubljana (1899-1980)
Nickolas Muray (1892–1965) :: [Desha Delteil **], ca. 1922. Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray. | src Eastman Museum
** born Desha Eva Podgoršek in Ljubljana (1899-1980)

Nude by Yoshiyuki Iwase

Yoshiyuki Iwase :: Untitled (female nude), 1950s. Gelatin silver print. | src Lempertz Auktionen
Yoshiyuki Iwase :: Untitled (female nude), 1950s. Gelatin silver print. | src Lempertz Auktionen
Yoshiyuki Iwase :: Untitled (female nude), 1950s. Gelatin silver print. | src Lempertz Auktionen

Agniel bent forward · 1929

John de Mirjian ~ Marguerite Agniel leaning on her shoulders, ca. 1929 | src Wellcome collection
De Mirjian Studios ~ Marguerite Agniel posing with her back arched, knees and feet over her head, wearing a two-piece costume and matching turban, in studio, 1929 | src Wellcome library
De Mirjian Studio ~ Marguerite Agniel posing with her back arched and legs stretched out over her head, wearing a two-piece costume and matching turban, in studio, 1929 | src Wellcome library

Against the Light, 1951

Ruth Bernhard ~ Against the Light, 1951 | src Princeton Art Museum INV12634
Ruth Bernhard ~ Against the Light, 1951 | src Princeton Art Museum INV12607
Ruth Bernhard ~ Against the Light, 1951, printed 1970s. | src Swann Galleries via Luminous lint LL/74154
Ruth Bernhard ~ Against the Light, 1951 | src Princeton Art Museum INV12626