ETUDES DE NUS Portfolio French Nudes 1948 Brassai

The exquisite Etudes de Nus published in Paris, 1948 by Editions du Chene and beautifully printed by gravure. Twenty-four individually printed plates, loosely laid-in to a paper portfolio wrapper. Contributors include Brassai, Nora Dumas, Feher, Pierre Jahan, Ergy Landau and Sougez.

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ETUDES DE NUS Paris 1948 Female Nudes

One of the first important post WWII publications devoted to the female form was Etudes de Nus, Editions du Chene Paris,1948. Beautifully printed in gravure, a folio size publication with 24 photographs on plates, loose in the wrapper, ready to be framed. Includes female nudes by Brassai, Nora Dumas, Feher, Pierre Jahan, Ergy Landau, Liu-Shu-Chang, Philippe Pottier, Jeanne Robert, Seeberger and Sougez, all displaying a simplicity and purity of form.

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