Horst P. Horst - Model in Woollen Swimsuit between Screens

1953.

Jeanloup Sieff - Par un jour pluvieux

Paris, 1975.

Helmut Newton - Patti Hansen over Manhattan

Manhattan, New York, 1977.

Peter Lindbergh - Mathilde, Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1989. Homage to Blumenfeld and Riboud.

Helmut Newton - Celia

Miami, 1991.

Robert Mapplethorpe - Lisa Lyon

1982.

From the book Lady: Lisa Lyon by Robert Mapplethorpe.

Guido Argentini - Sandy

West Hollywood, April 21, 1999.

From the book Rooms (2005), by Guido Argentini.

Patrick Demarchelier - Alice Dodd

New York, 1994.

Edward Weston - Nude, 1925 (41N)

Edward Weston - Dancer

Bertha Wardell, Glendale, CA, USA, 1927. (62N)

Edward Weston - Nude, 1936 (227N)

Santa Monica, CA, USA, 1936.

“Edward was never happy with the shadow on the right arm and I was never happy with the crooked hair part and bobby pins. But when I see the picture unexpectedly, I remember most vividly Edward examining the print with a magnifying glass to decide if the few visible pubic hairs would prevent him from shipping it through the mail.” (Charis Weston Wilson.)

Edward Weston - Tina on the Azotea (II)

Tina Modotti, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, 1923. Some sources locate this photoshoot in Mexico.

Edward Weston - Nude, 1923 (67N) [Tina on the Azotea (I)]

Tina Modotti, Redondo Beach, CA, USA, 1923. Some sources locate this photoshoot in Mexico.

Patrick Demarchelier - Helena Christensen

New York, 1992.

Patrick Demarchelier - Laetitia Casta

Albert Watson - Adriana

New York City, 1997.

Sante D'Orazio - Rachel Williams

Montauk, NY, 1991.

Albert Watson - Kate Moss (II)

Marrakech, January 8 1993.

Albert Watson - Monica Gripman

U.S. Virgin Islands, 1988.

Horst P. Horst - Lisa with Harp

Paris, 1939.

“One day I wanted to make some nude photographs, which I had never done before. [Lisa] had a very beautiful body, and was not afraid of her body — she was used to Nacktkultur.” (Horst P. Horst.)

Gjon Mili - Untitled study of nude female dancer

New York, 1942.

Robert Mapplethorpe - Maryanne (II)

1988.

Robert Mapplethorpe - Maryanne (I)

1988.

Robert Mapplethorpe - Sonia Resika (III)

1988.

Robert Mapplethorpe - Sonia Resika (II)

1988.

Robert Mapplethorpe - Sonia Resika (I)

1988.

André de Dienes - Nude

Circa 1960.

Taken at sundown. Delicate arch, Utah, U.S.A.

André de Dienes says that the model was photographed in Hollywood while the stone arch of the background was photographed a thousand miles away. Both negatives were cleverly combined to create this satisfying ensemble.

Michel Comte - Helena Christensen, III

Safe Sex Campaign, 1993.