nude

Le lever (1865)

William Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905)

A young woman stretches at dawn, her body bathed in soft light. The sheets slip away as she rises, caught between sleep and waking. Her pose is effortless, natural—a private moment made timeless. The morning air seems to linger on her skin.
Nude in a Garden

William Henry Kemble Yarrow (American, unknown)

Sunlight dapples across bare skin, blending flesh with foliage. A figure lounges among tangled greenery, limbs relaxed yet charged with quiet energy. The garden breathes around them—alive, untamed. Leaves whisper against skin, blurring the line between body and earth. No adornments, no pretenses—just raw, verdant existence.
Nu à la psyche (1910)

Henri Gervex (French, 1852–1929)

A woman stands before a mirror, her body bathed in soft light. The reflection blurs the line between reality and illusion, her gaze meeting ours through the glass. The curve of her back, the fall of fabric—each detail pulls us deeper into this intimate moment suspended between seeing and being seen.
A kneeling female nude in a landscape

Wilfrid Gabriel de Glehn (English, 1870–1951)

A nude figure kneels in a sunlit landscape, her form blending seamlessly with the natural world in a moment of tranquil harmony.
Nude, seen from behind

Herman-Jean-Joseph Richir (Belgian, 1866–1942)

A contemplative study of the human form, blending light and shadow to reveal quiet depth and texture.