One of my favorite past-times is browsing through past auction results looking for nudes. Yesterday I had a chance to visit the Ketterer Kunst Auction House website and browse their past auctions. I found some very beautiful works of art with a nice portion featuring the subject matter of Adam and Eve, the temptation, and expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Included in their past auctions were some beautiful 18th and 19th century academic nude drawings. I have also included a few non-nude paintings that caught my eye, mostly from brush work and the use of color. Enjoy. (all illustrations courtesy of Ketterer Kunst)
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German School ...19th Century.... Der Sundenfall
Hans Sebald Beham .... Adam und Eva
Albrecht Durer .... Adam und Eva .... 1504
Lucas van Leyden ... 1529 ... Geschichte von Adam und Eva
Lucas van Leyden ..... Expulsion from the Garden
17th Century Italian School ... Liegender Philosoph, im Hintergrund eine Stadmauer
Ascan Lutteroth .... Standing Male Nude
Johann Josdeph Schwachofer ... Akademischer Mannerakt ... 1809
Dutch School..... Zum Laokoon
Albrecht Durer ... Der Sundenfall ... 1510
Albrecht Durer .... Die Vertreibung aus dem Paradies ....1510
Bartholomaus Spranger (1546-1528) Herkules und Omphale
Hans Sebald Beham - Josef und Potiphars Weiss
Francesco Mazzola - Parmigianino (1503-1540) Nach - Vulkan uberrascht Venus und Mars
Francois Boucher (attrib.) Female Nude
Junker Hermann - Portrat eines Knaben auf einem Schimmel reitend
Friedrich August Kaulbach ....
Klavdiy Vasilievich Lebedev ... Portrait eines Jungen mit Blondem Haar um 1900
Max Klinger - Intermezzio - Ophus IV ... 1879-1881
Max Liebermann (1847-1935) Bedende Knaben ... 1909
Paul Friedrich Meyerheim - Die junge Gartnerin ----- 1865
Raffaelloo Sanzio ... Raphael ......
Salvador Rosa - St. Sebastien
Jan Saenredam ...(?)
Joachim von Sandrart (The Younger) Pluto
Franz von Stuck - Female Nude 
Unknown - Leichnam Christi - 17th Century - Red Chalk Drawing 