Erotic encounters have been celebrated by artists from the beginning of time. This irresistible volume presents 120 of the most engagingly erotic paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings from diverse eras and cultures, coupled with revealing commentaries about their sexual and aesthetic content. Organised unlike any other collection of erotic images, The Art of Arousal traces the course of a sensual relationship. It begins by examining the elements of eroticism, and then progresses from flirtation and seduction through ...
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Erotic encounters have been celebrated by artists from the beginning of time. This irresistible volume presents 120 of the most engagingly erotic paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings from diverse eras and cultures, coupled with revealing commentaries about their sexual and aesthetic content. Organised unlike any other collection of erotic images, The Art of Arousal traces the course of a sensual relationship. It begins by examining the elements of eroticism, and then progresses from flirtation and seduction through kisses and other foreplay before ultimately arriving at consummation and blissful exhaustion. The irrepressible Dr. Ruth explores every element of sexuality in these provocative works of art, including the pleasures of looking, creative fantasising, and the effects on male and female pleasure of the various positions depicted. All the works in this book have been chosen to meet two essential criteria: everyone portrayed must be having a good time, and each image must satisfy the high aesthetic standards of Dr. Ruth and an art historian friend, who writes with witty scholarship about the artistic and biographical aspects of these remarkable images. Now available in a revised edition that includes stimulating new works by contemporary creators, The Art of Arousal is the perfect gift for your lover who loves art.
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New, no dust jacket as issued. SIGNED by the author on the first free endpaper (signature only). Revised edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. Certificate of Authenticity laid in. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 192 p. Audience: General/trade. "The Art of Arousal" is a delightful tour through the sensual side of fine art, from America's favorite sex therapist and one of the world's great fine arts publishing houses. The late Dr. Ruth was a German-American who is a sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, and Holocaust survivor. She is the Radio Hall of Fame Magnus Hirschfeld Medal-, Ellis Island Medal of Honor-, Leo Baeck Medal-, Planned Parenthood Margaret Sanger Award-, and Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany-winning author of "Dr. Ruth's Sex After 50: Revving Up the Romance, Passion & Excitement! " and "Conquering the Rapids of Life: Making the Most of Midlife Opportunities". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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