The Nude Form in Paintings

I took advantage of opportunities to take pictures of paintings from both the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Museum of Modern Art showing the nude form. Nothing much to say, except that the human body remains a delightful creation to see, even when drawn in modern, and traditional approaches in paintings. The painters with the corresponding title of their paintings are listed by order of appearance in this posting.































Pablo Picasso's Woman Plaiting Her Hair
Pablo Picasso's Two Nudes
Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d' Avignon
Pablo Picasso's Bather
Paul Gauguin's The Moon and the Earth
Henry Matisse' Male Model
Henry Matisse' The Serf
Henry Matisse' Goldfish and Sculpture
Pierre Bonnard's The Bathroom
Henry Matisse' Bather
Richard Hamilton's Pin-up
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes' Cider
Jean-Leon Gerome's Pygmalion and Galatea
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes' The River
Gustave Courbet's Nude with Flowering Branch
Gustave Courbet's The Young Bather
Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida's The Bath, Javea
Paul Gauguin's Two Tahitian Women
Henry Matisse' Odalisque with Gray Trousers
Camille Pissarro's Bather in the Woods
Auguste Renoir's Reclining Nude
Gustave Courbet's The Origin of the World

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