"The Eternal Body" a hand-signed hardcover book by listed photographer, Ruth Bernhard. "Outstanding… the greatest photographer of the nude." – Ansel Adams
Ruth Bernhard worked in photography with a quiet perseverance for over fifty years. Like many brilliant women artists of her generation, she was widely acclaimed by her peers, yet remained largely unknown to the general public. In her private quest to “simplify, isolate and give emphasis to form with greatest clarity, ” she passionately created a collection of images which rank her among the most profound and significant photographers of the nude. Bernhard’s intense, studied camera has produced images of the human form that clearly transcend the boundaries between the spirit and the flesh. While surrendering none of their beautifully sensual or tactile character, each one is serenely isolated and illuminated to suggest the spirit within the form. These radiant photographs contain a classic purity and a sense of the eternal, making each one a timeless masterpiece of the human figure. First printing, limited to 5400 copies.
