Peter Hujar: Nudes

Remarkable for their subtle sensuality, Hujar’s nude portraits capture his subjects fully present, and open to the camera’s gaze. The images explore the unapologetic physicality of the body, mutual desire, and uninhibited pleasure.

Black-and-white photograph of a nude man with his ankle hooked over his neck, seen from the back.
Black-and-white photograph of a reclining nude woman with a python around her neck
Black and white photograph of a seated nude man with an erection and his hands behind his back
Black-and-white photograph of a crouching nude man with his cheek on one hand
Black-and-white photograph of a seated nude woman holding a pillow on her lap
Black-and-white photograph of a standing nude man with his tattooed back to the viewer and his arms above his head
Black and white photograph of a man stretching while nude
Black-and-white photograph of a seated nude man with an erection bending backward in his chair
Black-and-white photograph of a pregnant nude woman reclining on a pile of pillows on a bed
Triptych of black and white photographs of a nude figure in various poses
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