Tag: seminude

Nude Study, 1880

Robert Demachy (1859–1936) :: [Nude Study], 1880. Albumen silver print from glass negative. | src MFAH ~ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Claire Bauroff, 1934

Kitty Hoffmann (1900–1968) ~ Portrait of dancer Claire Bauroff as she poses, topless and with a spear, in a scene from a ‘Roman Gladiator’ tableau vivant, Vienna, 1934 | src getty images

Kaloma, 1914

Kaloma, Pastime Novelty Company (PNC, PNCo.), 1914. Gelatin silver print. Unknown photographer. A nude woman, allegedly Josephine Earp, draped in a long, transparent veil. The veil covers her head and is draped to the ground. She is standing with both hands in front of her. | src The J. Paul Getty Museum
Kaloma, 1914. Toned silver print with hand-coloring. Photographer’s blind stamp, including title, copyright and date. | src Heritage Auctions

This portrait gained fame when it was rumored to be Josephine Sarah Marcus, Wyatt Earp’s third wife. A novelty company, The Pastime Novelty Company, in New York City, published the picture as a postcard, and Kaloma became widely popular as a pin-up during World War I.

Photogravure of a semi-nude woman published on the cover of I Married Wyatt Earp | src wikimedia

This photogravure (image above) of a semi-nude woman was published on the cover of I Married Wyatt Earp. Editor Glen Boyer insisted it was a picture of Josephine Earp from 1880 but the picture was actually copyrighted in 1914. The 1914 copyright is the earliest known version of the photograph. Circulated by the ABC Novelty Company in Brooklyn, New York, in 1914. It is labeled “Kaloma” underneath, and at the bottom right is printed, “© 1914-P.N.Co.”, which was the copyright of the Pastime Novelty Company.

Kaloma [semi-nude woman scantily clad in a see-through silk garment], 1914. Copyright: M.L. Pressler (Canada), 1914. The most famous photo of Sadie Earp (**) that does not depict her. | src eBay
(**) Josephine Sarah “Sadie” Earp (née Marcus; 1861 – 1944) third wife of Wyatt Earp.

Nude with Grapes, 1920s

Harry Richardson Cremer :: Nude young woman with grapes, 1920s-1930s. | src eBay
Harry Richardson Cremer :: Nude young woman with grapes, 1920s-1930s. | src eBay

Nu avec ombres, 1936

Pierre Boucher :: Nu avec ombres, 1936. Épreuve gélatino-argentique de 1991 d’une édition limitée et unique de la Société Griffelkunst Vereinigung Hambourg. Signée au crayon au dos. | src Drouot

Burlesque by Harlip 1920s-1930s

Dr. Gregory Harlip :: Burlesque # 3 (Nu au voile - Nu féminin debout), Germany, ca. 1930. | src anamorfose
Dr. Gregory Harlip :: Burlesque # 3 (Nu au voile – Nu féminin debout), Germany, ca. 1930. | src anamorfose
Dr. Gregory Harlip :: Burlesque # 2 (Nu au voile - Nu féminin debout), Germany, ca. 1930. Vintage silver print. | src anamorfose
Dr. Gregory Harlip :: Burlesque # 2 (Nu au voile – Nu féminin debout), Germany, ca. 1930. Vintage silver print. | src anamorfose
Dr. Gregory Harlip :: Burlesque # 4 (Nu au voile - Nu féminin debout), Germany, ca. 1930. | src Anamorfose and Drouot
Dr. Gregory Harlip :: Burlesque # 4 (Nu au voile – Nu féminin debout), Germany, ca. 1930. | src anamorfose and Drouot
Dr. Gregory Harlip :: Burlesque # 1 (Nu au voile - Nu féminin debout), Germany, ca. 1930. | src anamorfose
Dr. Gregory Harlip :: Burlesque # 1 (Nu au voile – Nu féminin debout), Germany, ca. 1930. | src anamorfose

Harlip was a photographic studio specializing in celebrity portraits and based in London. Until 1937, the Harlip studio had its headquarters on the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. Afterwards, the Harlips left Berlin due to the growing crackdown on Jewish businesses and moved to London. After Dr. Harlip’s death in 1945, Mrs. Harlip continued the business there as one of the great socialite photographers of the 1950s. | src La Gazette Drouot