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William Merritt Chase
Standing Male Nude (recto) Study of the Head of the Standing Male Nude (verso)

c. 1875

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  • Untitled (Two Standing Nudes, one seated nude)
    By Boris Lovet-Lorski
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  • Standing Male Nude, Arms Upraised (Kouros)
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