The Eternal Body : A Collection of Fifty Nudes
1986
First edition of The Eternal Body : A Collection of Fifty Nudes by Ruth Bernhard (1986). First impression. Medium format softcover paperback in near fine condition, slight bump to bottom right corner. Title page is also loose, but contained. Please see photos for reference.
About
Hauntingly sensual yet classically reserved, the book's ethereal duotone photographs appear to be illuminated from within so that even the simplest lines of the human form -- a draped torso, a curved neck, an angled limb -- take on a complexity not often seen in work of this kind. A master artist whose technical prowess places her among the ranks of the greatest photographers of our time, Ruth Bernhard has created a masterpiece of expression and sensitivity in The Eternal Body.