Sale 2536 | 93

(NUDES)
A group of 14 artfully and vibrantly hand-colored female nude studies. Includes women posing in richly decorated interiors and 4 in woodland settings, all the women depicted wearing the popular bob hairstyle of the period. Silver prints, the images measuring 9½x7½ inches (24.1x19.1 cm.). Circa 1920

[600/900]

Condition Report:

These vibrant, hand-colored female nudes are in largely good to very good condition. Several exhibit slight chipping at the edges, not impacting the image area.

The nude with a beachfront background with a 2½ inch diagonal crease, with light emulsion loss in the upper left corner.

The nude on a teal cloth with a half-moon handling crease at the top of the image, not impacting the subject area.

The woman in purple lingerie with a ½ inch crease on the bottom edge, hidden by the grass,

The woman with grapes, evidencing mirroring in the shadows of the image, particularly at the edges.

Overall a group of seductive, hand-colored nudes from the 1920s.