Beware the monks ~ William Mortensen, American (1897-1965) via

Teacher, teacher, Oh my! ~ William Mortensen, American (1897-1965) via

Woman with Parasol ~ William Mortensen, American (1897-1965) via

The Kiss ~ William Mortensen, American (1897-1965). via

Joshua trees ~ William Mortensen. via

time ~ William Mortensen. via

jahsonic:

Torse[1][2] (1935) is the title of a William Mortensen photograph. Wikimedia Commons has the photo erroneously listed as a Rudolf Koppitz photo. The photo is used on the cover of Monsters and Madonnas[3].

See also

• Eros and Modernism
• Modernist nude
• Nude photography
• Pictorialism
• Torso

Via billyjane

L’Amour ~ William Mortensen,
“SEX is of course the subject interest, which is here given additional morbid pungency by the sadistic implications of the theme.” — Mortensen

Preparation for the Sabbot ~ William Mortensen,
“Herein lies the reason for the equivocal effect of grotesque art on many people: the material is unfamiliar, and, by ordinary standards, unpleasant: yet it calls forth a deep instinctive response. Thus they are torn between repulsion and attraction…” -- Mortensen   via

The Heretic ~ William Mortensen,
“If the inquisitors still failed to find the evidence they sought or to extract a confession, she was subjected to the additional persuasion of torture. After being given certain preliminary tortures, she was strung up and given the final opportunity to confess and recant. This is the moment represented in The Heretic.” --Mortensen  via

Jean Harlow  ~ William Mortensen  via

The Priestess ~ William Mortensen,
“the theme is WONDER — the cruel, absolute inscrutable mystery of the LAW. The implications of the theme are borne out by the ponderous pyramidal form of the Impact.” -- Mortensen  via