Red

A gorgeous nude study by the latest addition to my short list of Flickr friends: jmw turner. A highly accomplished photographer specializing in artistic nude studies. Both this  photograph  and his stream in general are definitely not safe for work, but if you like high class art based on the nude female body you really should click this. As always, all rights retained by the creator.

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Bali

A beautiful vintage poster dating back to the twenties or thirties, when the island of the gods, Bali, was still part of the Netherlands. Vibrant and rich colours make this a really outstanding poster. The depiction of a topless Bali girl, while deemed acceptable in the Netherlands even then, did make me put it one click away. I selected this one because my niece and her husband are currently starting their honeymoon there.




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Living wallpaper art by Emma Hack

Another example where the art of body painting is done in such a special way that it lands here rather than in Art's Potpourri. Australian artist Emma Hack places her nude models against luscious wallpaper background and then body paints them in the same style, resulting in spectacular results. Thanks to Jenny Downing for alerting me to this one. And although the nudity is mostly hidden by paint, I put it under the self-censorship "one click away" gimmick, just in case.

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Portrait of Suzy Solidor

A 1933 Art Deco masterpiece by the queen of the genre, Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) from Poland. Hidden from plain sight because of the nudity, just in case (click the picture for the painting). More on de Lempicka in the wikipedia article linked to below.




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The fable of the princess and the autumn leaves

This one is definitely not safe for work, but it is one of the most beautiful nude studies I have ever encountered on Flickr. Sadly, its creator Tom McFarlane, passed away in 2008 - I blogged about him before here.

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