{"product_id":"the-naked-and-the-veiled-the-photographic-nudes-of-erwin-blumenfeld","title":"The Naked and the Veiled: The Photographic Nudes of Erwin Blumenfeld","description":"One of the greatest fashion photographers of all time  Erwin Blumenfeld is also recognized as one of the most talented and profoundly erotic portrayers of the nude. He aimed to persuade his audience of the magical beauty of the female form  and to show the world that the nudes of the great master painters--from Botticelli to Ingres--could be challenged by the magical potential of the darkroom. Blumenfeld was an inspired innovator who experimented with solarizations  reticulations  negative-positive combinations  and chemical manipulations to enhance the mystery of his images. The Naked and the Veiled features  in both color and duotone  many photographs never before published  as well as Blumenfelds famous shots such as Nude under Wet Silk. The text by Yorick Blumenfeld  the photographers son  provides unusual insights into the work and brings a greater understanding of these highly original and complex images. This book shows the full range of Blumenfelds astounding inventiveness  from the classic to the surreal to the abstract  from 1930s Amsterdam to 1960s New York. It will interest not only those who are already familiar with Blumenfelds fashion photographs  but anyone interested in the history of the nude in photography who wishes to see the subject treated by one of the twentieth centurys undisputed masters.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44649860137013,"sku":"ByrdShop_0500542309","price":229.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0500542309_19c58d9e-cfa4-4d71-b557-5a4f6ea43b0d.jpg?v=1770178178","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-naked-and-the-veiled-the-photographic-nudes-of-erwin-blumenfeld","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}