03 Photographs, The Art Of The Nude, Edmund Teske's Nudes, with footnotes # 103

Edmund Teske

Nude Under Image of Weeds , c. 1947

Gelatin silver print, composite photograph

 9 1/2 x 13 3/16 in. (24.1 x 33.5 cm)

Hammer Museum

Edmund Teske

Topanga Canyon, c. 1956, printed 1960

Gelatin silver print

34.6 x 24.2 cm. (13 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edmund Teske (American, 1911-1996)

Nude, c. 1963

Gelatin silver print

6-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches (17.1 x 16.5 cm) (image/sheet)

Private collection

Edmund Teske credited a grammar school teacher with inspiring his interest in photography. He received his first box camera around 1920. During his adolescence he studied drawing, painting, and music; when he graduated from high school, he built his own darkroom in the basement of the family home. In 1934 Teske took a position as an assistant in a commercial photographic studio in Chicago. He went to Wisconsin two years later, where he took up the first fellowship in photography to be conducted under the guidance of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In the late 1930s he taught at the New Bauhaus Institute of Design in Chicago, alongside László Moholy Nagy, then moved to New York, where he worked as an assistant to Berenice Abbott.

In the mid-1940s, Teske relocated to Los Angeles, where he initially worked at Paramount Pictures in the photographic still department. He continued to photograph and began to exhibit his images more frequently. His increasing experimentation led to his use of the solarization technique to reverse highlight and shadow. In 1956 he detoured briefly from photography to appear in the film biography of Vincent van Gogh, Lust for Life. After 1960 he frequently returned to older negatives, reinterpreting them through the use of experimental printing techniques. More on Edmund Teske

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01 work, The Art Of The Nude, Wlastimil Hofman's Female Nude on the Ladder, #243

Wlastimil Hofman (1881 - 1970)

Rabuś and Maciuś/ Female Nude on the Ladder, c. 1925

Oil on canvas

198 x 98 cm

Private collection

Sold for  for 52,550.86 US$ in March 2022

The naked woman shown on the ladder in a cheeky gesture places a small, defenseless kitten under the dog's nose. Which one is Robber and which one is Maciuś? It's hard to say today. The ladder itself in the art of symbolism carried many hidden meanings in its structure. It seems that in spite of the painter's passion to reveal hidden meanings and allegories, here we are dealing with a relatively trivial, anecdotal situation. More on this painting

Wlastimil Hofman (27 April 1881 – 6 March 1970) was born in Prague. In 1889 Vlastimil's family moved to Kraków in Polandl. In 1896, he became a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he studied under.

In 1899 he went to study painting in Paris. In 1902 he had his first showings in an exhibition by the "Sztuka" society. Further exhibitions followed in Munich, Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, and Warsaw. In 1907 he was the first Polish painter to be made a member of the Gallery of the Vienna Secession. When his professor, Jacek Malczewski, was appointed the Rector of the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts in 1912, Hofman obtained a teaching post there.

In September 1939 Hofman fled from the Nazi invasion. He managed to avoid Soviet captivity, though in Pomorzany he witnessed Polish soldiers being deported to camps inside Soviet Russia. He reportedly "showed the Polish POWs a lot of compassion and tirelessly painted their portraits on small pieces of cardboard. The portraits were then to be sent to their families." 

Hofman returned to Kraków in June 1946. In the period 1953–1963 he produced religious paintings for the local church, including "Four Evangelists", "The Way of the Rosary", "The Way of the Cross", "The Adoration of the Child". He also produced many portraits of local people, sports figures - especially footballers from his favourite Wisła Kraków team - and also self-portraits. In 1961, he was awarded the Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Wlastimil Hofman died on 6 March 1970. More on Wlastimil Hofman

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02 works, The Art Of The Nude, Julian Wasser's Marcel Duchamp playing chess with Eve Babitz, #242

A contact sheet from Julian Wasser’s shoot with Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp on October 12, 1963, at California’s Pasadena Art Museum (now the Norton Simon Museum), which was hosting the French artist’s first retrospective.

After exchanging her blouse and skirt for a smock, Babitz sat at the chessboard in the center of the room. She waited for Duchamp to appear, Wasser to set up. She chain-smoked, tried to fend off the panicked thoughts swarming her like bees (More on this photograph)

Julian Wasser, American, b. 1938

Marcel Duchamp playing chess with Eve Babitz, c. 1964

Gelatin silver print

Image: 14.5 x 22 in. (36.83 x 55.88 cm.)

Private collection

Estimate for $500 - $700 in June 2019

Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, Futurism and conceptual art. He is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, as one of the three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture. More on Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp

Eve Babitz (May 13, 1943 – December 17, 2021) was an American visual artist and author best known for her semi-fictionalized memoirs and her relationship to the cultural milieu of Los Angeles.

In 1963, her first brush with notoriety came through Julian Wasser's iconic photograph of a nude, 20-year-old Babitz playing chess with the artist Marcel Duchamp (See below) on the occasion of his landmark retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum. The show was curated by Walter Hopps, with whom Babitz was having an affair at the time. The photograph is described by the Smithsonian Archives of American Art as being "among the key documentary images of American modern art". More on Eve Babitz

Julian Wasser began his career in photography in the 1950s as a teenager shooting crime scenes in Washington D.C., which he sold to The Washington Post. While working as a copy boy at the Washington bureau of the Associated Press he met Weegee and rode around with the legendary and unflinching press photographer. After university and military service Wasser settled in Hollywood and became a contract photographer for Time, Life and People Magazine. Like his mentor, Wasser has the knack for being in the right place at the right time, and his images possess a graphic bold punch. His photographs from 60s Los Angeles capture a seminal period in the L.A. art scene, groundbreaking musicians and nightclubs, the transition from classical to New Hollywood, and a volatile political and civil rights era. More on Julian Wasser

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01 work, The Art Of The Nude, by Mario Eduardo Testino Silva's Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova, with footnotes, #241

Mario Eduardo Testino Silva

Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova, CANNES, c. 2007

Digitally produced fiber based silver gelatin print

24 x 20 in.

Private collection

Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova (born 28 February 1982), nicknamed Supernova, is a Russian model and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.

In 2012, she came in third on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $8.6 million in one year. Vodianova is currently ranked by models.com as one of the New Supers in the fashion industry.

Vodianova is the founder of the Naked Heart Foundation, a philanthropic organization committed to helping children with special needs and their families.

In 2010, Vodianova was awarded by Harper's Bazaar as Inspiration of the Year. In 2014 Glamour recognized her as Woman of the Year and awarded her its The Voice for Children award.

Vodianova is a mother of 5. She is also a member of the Special Olympics International Board of Directors. In 2021, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) appointed her as a Goodwill Ambassador for the sexual and reproductive health agency. More on Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova

Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His work has featured internationally in magazines such as Vogue, V Magazine, Vanity Fair and GQ. He has also created images for brands such as Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Michael Kors, Chanel, Stuart Weitzman, Carolina Herrera and Estée Lauder.

Alongside his practice as a photographer, Testino has also worked as a creative director, guest editor, museum founder, art collector and collaborator and entrepreneur.

Starting in Peru, with his "Alta Moda" project casts a light on traditional Peruvian culture, Testino has been devoting his time to his passions and creative inspirations, exploring and documenting cultural heritage around the world in the “A Beautiful World” series. More on Mario Eduardo Testino Silva

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06 Works, The Art Of The Nude, A Collection of Paul Sieffert's Une femme nue allongée, with footnotes # 242

Paul Sieffert (FRENCH, 1874–1957)

Reclining nude

Oil on canvas

21 3/8 x 32 in. (54.3 x 81.2 cm.)

Private collection

Paul Sieffert, born in Paris on November 11, 1874 and died in 1957, was a French painter of nudes and portraits, and also an illustrator. He belonged to the French School.

Paul Sieffert (FRENCH, 1874–1957)

Reclining nude

Oil on canvas

21 3/8 x 32 in. (54.3 x 81.2 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for GBP 7,500 in Sept 2014

Paul Sieffert (French, 1874-1957)

Reclining nude

Oil on canvas

15 x 24.1/8 in. (38 x 61.4 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for GBP 2,500 in May 2014

Paul Sieffert was a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme , Gabriel Guay and Albert Maignan . He exhibited at the Salon since 1894, and at the Society of Friends of the Arts in Bordeaux from 1910 to 1939. He received the First Grand Prix ​​at Rome in 1902, the diploma of honor at the Exhibition of 1937. He was secretary of competition at French artists and member of the committee and jury. Knight of the Legion of Honor , in 1931. Member of the Committee of the Free Society of French Artists . He also exhibited at the Salon d'Hiver from 1910 to 1944.

Paul Sieffert (FRENCH, 1874–1957)

A Reclining nude

Oil on canvas

H: 18 in / 46 cm | W: 31.5 in / 80.5 cm

Private collection

Sold for GBP 10,625 in Dec 2010

Depicting a reclining female nude on cream bearskin against a blue floral background. 

PAUL SIEFFERT (FRENCH, 1874-1957)

Une femme nue allongée

Oil on canvas

23 1/3 x 40in (58.5 x 101.5cm)

Private collection

Sold for GBP 3,250 in Aug 2016

He was also known for his stained glass, decorative compositions and illustrations of luxury books and collections of poetry, including The Flanks of the Vase, followed by Polyphemus and Unfinished Poems (1902) by Albert Samain .

PAUL SIEFFERT (FRENCH, 1874-1957)

Reclining nude

Oil on canvas

60 x 81.5cm (23 5/8 x 32 1/16in).

Private collection

Sold for £7,500 in Jun 2014

His career mostly based on his inexhaustible production of nudes. More on Paul Sieffert

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02 works, The Art Of The Nude, Jean Veber's Dynamis, or Red Coal, with footnotes #237

Jean Veber, Paris, 1864 - Paris, 1928

Dynamis, or Red Coal (1902)

Oil on canvas

H. 112 cm. ; L. 156 cm.

Museum of Fine Arts, Tours

Dynamis is one of Veber's most striking works: Industry, embodied by a demonic woman, takes visible pleasure in crushing the workers who serve her...

Jean Veber

Dynamis or Red Coal , c. 1907

Lithograph

26 x 41 cm 43 x 58 cm

Private collection

Sold for 715EUR in September 2024

Jean Veber (13 February 1864 – 28 November 1928) was a French caricaturist and painter.

Jean Veber was born in Paris in 1864. Trained as a painter, he became an illustrator when his brother Pierre urged him to join the staff of the newspaper Gil Blas. In 1897, his drawing depicting Otto von Bismarck as a butcher of his own people caused a major controversy. Some of his caricatures were also published in L'Assiette au Beurre and Le Rire.

Veber volunteered into service in World War I at fifty years of age. He was intoxicated by poisonous gases and demobilized in the course of 1918.

Jean Veber died in 1928. More on Jean Veber

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05 works, The Art Of The Nude, Abraham Soloman Baylinson's Seated Nude and Reclining Woman, #239

Abraham Solomon Baylinson (Russian/American, 1882-1950)

Female Nude, c. 1937

Oil on canvas

19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (sight)

Private collection

Sold for $437.5 USD in Jan 2024

Abraham Solomon Baylinson (Russian/American, 1882-1950)

Seated Female Nude, c. 1939

Oil on canvas

35 1/4 x 29 1/2 inches (sight)

Private collection

Sold for $1,008 USD in Sep 2023

 Abraham Soloman Baylinson, Russian/American, 1882-1950

Seated Nude, c. 1931

Oil on canvas

36 x 30 inches (91.4 x 76.2 cm)

Private collection

Sold for $2,250 USD in Jan 2022

Abraham S. Baylinson (American, 1882-1950)

Seated female nude, c. 1935

Pencil and coloured chalks

19 1/8 x 14 in. (48.5 x 35.6 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for GBP 1,062 in Oct 2011

Abraham Soloman Baylinson, Russian/American, 1882-1950

Reclining Woman, c. 1932

Oil on canvas

24 x 34 inches (61 x 86.4 cm)

Private collection

Sold for $1,600 USD in Jan 2022

Abraham Solomon Baylinson (6 January 1882 – May 1950) was a Russian-American painter who was active in the early modernist movement.

The Baylinson family moved to the United States around 1892. Baylinson studied at the Art Students League of New York the National Academy of Design and the New York School of Art. While at the New York School of Art he trained under Robert Henri and alongside students such as Edward Hopper, Rockwell Kent, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Glenn Coleman, Eugene Speicher, and Patrick Henry Bruce. He also studied under Homer Boss.

He was secretary for the Society of Independent Artists from 1918 to 1934, and showed his work at the Society's shows from his joining in 1917 until 1942. Baylinson was an instructor of drawing and painting at the Art Students League from 1931 to 1933. In early 1931 a fire destroyed almost twenty years of work related to Baylinson's career. When he began painting after the fire his style had evolved into representational art.

He died on 6 May 1950 in New York City. More on Abraham Solomon Baylinson

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