Le Puits, ca. 1920

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

La Gardienne du Chateau, 1920

Georges-Louis Arlaud :: La Gardienne du Chateau, Les Baux, hand signed gravure. From «Vingt Études de Nu en Plein Air», Éditions Horos, 1920. | src and hi-res liveauctioneers

Stepping in the sea, 1920s-1930s

«This is my favorite candid. 1920s-1930s, found it in a little bin of photos. I love the joyous spontaneity of the women, the shedding of clothing and stepping into the endless sea.» | src Snapshot Mafia (BanAnna Martel)

The Bubble, 1917-1918

Arthur F. Kales :: The Bubble. Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1917-1918 (plate IX). Edited by F. J. Mortimer | src archive.org

Dancing in nature, ca. 1927

Paul Jsenfels :: Nude dancer, ca. 1927. Photographed at the Herion Dance School in Stuttgart, Germany. | src and hi-res liveauctioneers
Paul Jsenfels :: Nude dancer, ca. 1927. Photographed at the Herion Dance School in Stuttgart, Germany. | src and hi-res liveauctioneers
Paul Jsenfels :: Dancer, Stuttgart Dance School, 1927. Photoengraving. | src and hi-res  liveauctioneers
Paul Jsenfels :: Dancer, Stuttgart Dance School, 1927. Photoengraving. | src and hi-res liveauctioneers

Herion dance school, ca. 1927

Paul Jsenfels :: Nudes, Stuttgart Dance School. Photoengraving. Printed in 1927. | src liveauctioneers
Paul Jsenfels :: Three (nude) dancers, ca. 1927. Photographed at the Herion Dance School in Stuttgart. | src liveauctioneers
Paul Jsenfels :: Nudes, Stuttgart Dance School. Photoengraving. Printed in 1927. | src liveauctioneers
Paul Jsenfels :: Nudes, Stuttgart Dance School. Photoengraving. Printed in 1927. | src liveauctioneers

Nude, Beauty’s Daughters, 1938

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

Cain von Gloeden · visual dialogue

Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856–1931) ~ ‘Cain’, Taormina, Italien, ca. 1900. Gummidruck | src Lempertz
Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856–1931) ~ ‘Cain’, Taormina, Sicily, ca. 1900. Photogravure (1923) | src Lempertz
Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856–1931) ~ ‘Cain’, Taormina, Italy, ca. 1902. Albumen print (1913) | src Ostlicht Auktionen
Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856–1931) ~ Caino, Taormina, ca. 1900 | src Germann Auktionen
Cover photo of: Gloeden, Wilhelm von, L’arte di Gloeden. Il barone fotografo, Malambrì, Taormina 1979
Hippolyte Flandrin (1805-1864) ~ Jeune homme nu assis sur le bord de la mer (aka Étude de nu), 1836. Oil on canvas | src Louvre

The Soul of the Blasted Pine, 1906

Anne W. Brigman :: The Soul of the Blasted Pine, 1906. | src Wilson Centre of Photography via L’œil de la Photographie