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1000 Nudes (Klotz)

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I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the human body as an art form. The pictures give a representative history of the female nude since the inception of the camara.

The pictures in this book delighted me and also shocked me. Most of the pictures are of erotic in nature but some are very explicit showing sexual intercourse.

The quality of the pictures are of good quality considering most of the picutres were taken over 100 years ago.

This is a must have for any collecter of erotic photography.

All the photos are old-time nudes and erotica but the images from the mid 1800's are astonishing. Nudes, kink, even sexual stuff!

The material is presented along with some excellent and insightful commentary. All in all this book is amazing value and highly recommended!

An explicitly illustrated historic perspective on nude photography, with brief chapter introductions about the juxtoposition of photography with societal mores, technology, and art. Most depictions of nudes in art and photography are not for the sake of art, this collection is no exception. The models are for the most part ordinary looking women and a few men of their day in curious and revealing poses, but there are some gems within the collection, and a few that might be mistaken for present day centerfolds. As a photographer, historic collector, and artist I found it interesting, enlightening, well printed, and sometimes a bit surprizing. For example, the similarity of appearance, pose, and subject to some of the more famous contemporary painters of the time suggests common sources of inspiration. Compare Reutlinger's 1890 stage girl in this collection to John Collier's 1892 painting of Lilith (or for that matter, Boris Vallejo's 1978 Transfiguration), or compare Huber's 1875 photo with John Singer Sargents fammous painting of a Nude Egyptian Girl. Readers interested in a more complete perspective may also enjoy Vigue's1000 Masterpieces of Painting Nudes and Pearsall's Tell me, pretty maiden: The Victorian and Edwardian nude.

This is what most women look like. If you want to see real nudes, not digitally or surgically altered, buy this book. This coming from someone who knows the business of digitally altering photos.

All of the nudes in this book are dated to the late 19th early 20th century. It is an astonishing look at the period. I found the photos surprising, beautiful, and at times humorous, each picture more captivating than the next.

This is a strange look into the past when photography began. Naturally, men wanted to photograph women in the nude and "in the act." I say it is "strange" because many of the women are ugly or dowdy with bodies that are undesirable, to say the least. Few knew how to pose at the time and many of the ladies seem almost pathetic in their lack of artifice. One cannot escape the idea that the viewer may be looking at an ancestor and - also a jarring thought - the vast majority of the women (and men) in this book are dead. If you want a haunting reminder of days past and that we are all mortal, buy this book. If you're looking for erotica, this isn't it.