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I'm an artist in New England with naturist inclinations. I share images of non-prurient nude art.

Prostate cancer survivor.

"But is it worth it, all that time wasted?
Time we could've spent completely nude, bare, naked?" - Soft Machine

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"Bathing Women," Ivar Kamke, oil on cardboard, 18.1 x 15", private collection.

Ivar Kamke (1882 - 1936)was a Swedish Impressionist & Modern painter.

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A painting of two nude young women on a rocky shore. One is standing with a white towel held behind her. The other is sitting on a towel on the rock.
November 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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"Arcadia," Béla Kádár, 1917, oil on canvas, 34.1 x 31.7", private collection.

Béla Kádár (1877 - 1955) was a Hungarian avant-garde painter known for his distinctive style blending Hungarian folklore with modern movements like Cubism, Futurism, and Expressionism.

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A painting of a large group of people and horses in an idyllic country landscape. Some of the figures, both male and female, are nude. The rest are wearing togas, robes or dresses. It depicts a scene from the mythical Greek land of Arcadia, often associated with pastoral harmony and a utopian existence.
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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"Bathers," Alfred Justitz, 1919, watercolor on paper, 8¼ x 11¾", private collection.

Alfred Justitz (1879 - 1934) was a Czech Modernist painter and illustrator.

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A watercolor painting of a group of five nude female figures against an abstract background of blue, purple and green squarish brushstrokes. The painting is done in a post-impressionist or early cubist style.
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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"The Coming Wave," Erik Jones, 2023, oil and wax medium on paper mounted to cradled panel, 40 × 30", private collection.

Erik Jones (1982 - ) is an American artist and illustrator currently living in NYC.

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A painting of a very stylized nude male standing before a breaking wave which is also represented in a very geometric fashion.
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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"Badnymfer, Gullholmen," John Jon-And, 1916-1917, oil on canvas, 26 x 17", private collection.

John Jon-And (1889 - 1941) was a Swedish artist, illustrator, and set designer known for his abstract portraits, landscapes, and stage decorations.

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A painting of three abstract nude figures by a shore with a large boulder. One figure is female, one male, and they are leaning on the boulder which is painted in red. The third is hard to ascertain their gender and stands to the left their arms over their head. A simple abstract elongated pink cloud stretches across the sky.
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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"Pastoral Fantasy," Augustus Edwin John, ca. 1938, oil on canvas, 39 x 47 ", private collection.

Augustus Edwin John (1878 - 1961) was a prominent Welsh painter known for his portraits and vibrant, energetic style.

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A painting of seven nude female figures in a lush, green landscape, evoking the classical ideal of Arcadia, a pastoral paradise. Four of the women are bathing in a shallow stream and the other three are on the shore watching the bathers.
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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"I once was blind," David Jester, oil on wood, 48 x 48", private collection.

David Jester (1960 - ) is an American painter who has exhibited his work in the US and Netherlands.

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A painting of a nude bald male seen from an underwater viewpoint in a swimming pool. Above the water we can see a clothed woman and a man standing at the poolside. She hold one hand over the man's eyes presumably so he can't see the naked man underwater. A pink inflatable tube floats on the water's surface in the upper left corner of the painting.
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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"Kylvyn jälkeen," (After the bath), Eero Järnefelt, 1922, pastel, 23.6 x 18.1", private collection.

Eero Järnefelt (1863 - 1937) was a Finnish painter and art professor.

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A pastel painting of two young nude female figures by the water. They have gone for a dip in the sea and one woman is drying the other with a white towel.
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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"Baigneuses," Ljubodrag Jankovic, 1971, oil on canvas, 35 x 45.7", private collection.

Ljubodrag Jankovic (1932 – 2022) was a prominent Serbian painter and professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade.

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A painting of approximately eight nude female figures lying, sitting or standing in a grassy field. The figures are depicted in a modernist style with rather sculptural forms of all their bumps, lumps and folds.
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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"Summer afternoon," František Jakub, oil on cardboard, 21.7 x 29.5", private collection.

František Jakub (1875 - 1940) was a Czech painter.

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A painting of three nude female figures in a grove of trees. The central figure in the foreground is sitting in the sun with her back to the viewer. She has a piece of yellow fabric wrapped around her legs. Behind her another woman is sitting in the shade facing forward. The third woman is standing and reaching down to one foot. A body of water is barely visible through the trees. What looks like a small dog can be seen on the left side of the painting.
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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"Venus Descending," Frank Wieditz, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30", available through the artist.

Frank Wieditz (1944 - ) is a German born American artist.

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A painting of a nude female figure viewed from behind as she walks into a swimming pool. She has her brunette hair tied up in a bun behind her head. The water level is just below her hips. Her legs look short due to the refraction of the water.
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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"Summerland," Patrick Angus, 1988, oil on canvas, 18 x 24", Galerie Thomas Fuchs.

Patrick Angus (1953 – 1992) was an American painter.

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A painting of three nude figures at a beach. A male and a female are standing on the sand and the third figure of unknown gender is standing in the water.
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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"Trois baigneuses," Solange Latteur, oil on canvas, 59 x 65", private collection.

Solange Latteur was a twentieth century painter and sculptor who was probably from France or Switzerland. I find no more biographical information about her.

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A painting of three standing nude female figures. It is painted in a Modernist style with the figures rendered with sculptural forms.
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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"Bathing in the Shallows," Robert Spooner, 2009, oil on board, 24 × 18", private collection.

Robert Spooner (1956 - ) is an American artist who resides in Colorado.

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A painting of a nude female figure viewed from behind standing in knee-deep water. She has long brunette hair. The painting is done with loose sketchy brushstrokes.
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Paxson must have liked painting this composition (probably because it sold well.) Here's another version he did, this one titled, "Apache Kids."
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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"A Pueblo Girl Playing Mother," Edgar Samuel Paxson, oil on board, 22 x 14", private collection.

Edgar Samuel Paxson (1852 - 1919) was a frontier painter known for his depictions of Native Americans and Western life.

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A painting of a nude young girl, perhaps ten to twelve years old, holding a nude little boy of perhaps four to six years of age in her arms. They are Native American from a Southwest tribe. The landscape is arid with a water hole behind the two. A woven basket is on the ground beside them.
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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"Freedom Bound," James McCallum, oil on canvas, 32 x 24", available through the artist.

James McCallum (1968 - ) is a Scottish artist.

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A painting of a nude male seen from behind standing in an interior. His arms are outstretched.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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"Sunbathing woman," Richard Björklund, oil on board, 17.7 x 23.6", private collection.

Richard Björklund (1897 – 1974) was a Swedish artist.

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A painting of a nude female sunbather lying on her stomach on a towel on a beach. She holds a small orange parasol with one hand but it is positioned so that it provides her no shade.
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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"An Eventide," Montague Smyth, oil, Art Gallery.

Montague Smyth (1863–1965) was a British painter of atmospheric landscapes.

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A moody landscape painting with two nude female figures on the bank of a stream at dusk.
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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"Red Beach," Evarist Evrard, oil on canvas, 23.6 x 31.5", available through the artist.

Evarist Evrard (1944 - ) is a Dutch artist.

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A painting of a nude male figure seen from behind standing before the blue and green water on a beach. He is an older man, so typical of many of the bathers one sees at a nude beach.
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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"Partly Submerged," Steven Clayton Corry, 2009, oil on canvas, 11 x 14", private collection.

Steven Clayton Corry (1949 - ) is an American artist.

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A painting of a nude male figure in water, probably a swimming pool, seen closeup from overhead.
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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It was a great day today to be out on the water at Hippie Hollow.
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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"Sunbathing nude," Raoul Lejeune, 1934, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 19.9 x 13.5", private collection. Those are some severe tan lines!

Raoul Lejeune (1903 - 1987) was a Belgian artist.

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A painting of a nude female figure lying on her back on a beach. She has her face turned to one side and her arms up to partially shield her face from the sun. She has a bushy auburn ponytail. She has an extreme contrast between her pale torso and her tanned legs, shoulders, arms and face which indicates she has been wearing a one piece swimsuit when she has been to the beach previously.
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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"At the North Sea, Ferdinand Dorsch, oil on canvas, 39.8 x 31.9", private collection.

Ferdinand Dorsch (1875 - 1938) was a German painter, graphic artist, and art Professor.

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A painting of a nude female figure sitting on a towel on railing with a beach behind her. She is holding one arm up with her hand partially covering her face. She is holding another towel with her other hand. A wooden flagpole is attached to the railing next to her. The beach is busy with bathers. There are numerous flags flying among the beach goers.
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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"On the Beach," Arthur Spooner, oil on board, 16.1 x 18.9", Lynda Cotton Gallery.

Arthur Spooner (1873 - 1962) was a British artist.

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A painting of a mother and child on a beach. The mother is nude and the toddler is wearing clothing. They are holding hands. With the other hand the mother holds a sheer white robe.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM