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 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 crouching nude man with his cheek on one hand

Black-and-white photograph of a pregnant nude woman reclining on a pile of pillows on a bed

Black-and-white photograph of a seated nude man with an erection bending backward in his chair

Peter Hujar: Nudes

Peter HujarGary Schneider in Contortion (II)

1979 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm], edition of 10

Peter HujarSarah Jenkins with Skippy (II)

1985

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarSeated Nude

1978

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarLynn Davis, Nude with Pillow

1985

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarEthyl Nude (III)

1978

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarRandy Gilberti

1981

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarLynn Hodenfield Pregnant (I)

1978

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarCarlos

1976

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a black dog resting her head on her paws

Peter Hujar: Animals

To Hujar, who grew up on a farm, animals and people were of equal interest. His photographs of dogs, horses, and cows seem to convey a mutual recognition between photographer and subject, a sort of calm acknowledgement.

A black and white photograph of a older black dog laying down on a light colored blanket, looking off to the side — Peter Hujar, Clarissa Dalrymple’s Dog, Kirsten, 1985

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black and white photograph of a seated dog in the artists studio — Peter Hujar, Beauregard’s Dog Pilar, 1983

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black and white photograph of three sheep on hill — Peter Hujar, Sheep, Pennsylvania, 1969 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a seated dog with a wrinkled face and coat — Peter Hujar, Will: Char-Pei (I), 1985 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a dark horse chewing on a wooden fencepost with a pasture in the background — Peter Hujar, Horse, Warwick, R.I., 1979

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter Hujar, Cat in Snow, Germantown, 1982

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black and white photograph of a shaggy haired cow outdoors — Peter Hujar, Shaggy Cow (I), 1985

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black and white photograph of a snake on corner of blanket covered table — Peter Hujar, Skippy (Boa Constrictor), 1985

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of two cows with white faces standing sideways with their heads turned to the viewer — Peter Hujar, Butch and Buster, 1978 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black and white photograph of a seated dog — Peter Hujar, Bouche Walker (Reggie’s Dog), 1981

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a foal in a harness following its mother's tail — Peter Hujar, Colt with Mother, Italy, 1975

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarClarissa Dalrymple’s Dog, Kirsten

1985

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarBeauregard’s Dog Pilar

1983

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarSheep, Pennsylvania

1969 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarWill: Char-Pei (I)

1985 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarHorse, Warwick, R.I.

1979

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarCat in Snow, Germantown

1982

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarShaggy Cow (I)

1985

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarSkippy (Boa Constrictor)

1985

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarButch and Buster

1978 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarBouche Walker (Reggie’s Dog)

1981

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarColt with Mother, Italy

1975

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

A black and white photograph of two people in a car wearing hats and masks, one leans out of the window with a cigarette in their mouth, the other peers in the same direction from the steering wheel

Peter Hujar: Night

Hujar’s sometimes playful, often bleak photographs of New York after sunset show revelers of the nightlife and a decaying urban landscape, all wrapped in a velvety blackness broken only by street lamps, fluorescent building windows, and the camera’s flash.

Black-and-white photograph of an empty street with marquees and tinsel arches spanning the road — Peter Hujar, San Gennaro Street Fair at Dawn (I), 1976

gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of thin bare trees lit up with a camera flash at night — Peter Hujar, Trees with Flash, New Jersey, 1975

gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black and white photograph of the exterior of a gas station during early morning hours — Peter Hujar, Exxon Station, 1976

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black and white photograph of shirtless man dressed in flashy clothes sitting on car — Peter Hujar, Boy in Plastic Pants, 1978 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet)

Black-and-white photograph of city buildings with lighted windows above a glowing street — Peter Hujar, Night, Downtown, 1976 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a shuttered garage door painted with NO PARKING and single car parked in an adjacent driveway on a cobbled street — Peter Hujar, No Parking, 1976 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of city buildings lit up from inside standing above a parking lot — Peter Hujar, Night Skyline and Parking Lots, 1976

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black and white photograph of a person with curly hair, lipstick, and pearl necklace with a lily flower tucked behind one ear — Peter Hujar, Drag Queen With Flower, Halloween, 1980

gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarBoys in Car, Halloween

1978 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarSan Gennaro Street Fair at Dawn (I)

1976

gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarTrees with Flash, New Jersey

1975

gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarExxon Station

1976

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarBoy in Plastic Pants

1978 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet)

Peter HujarNight, Downtown

1976 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarNo Parking

1976 / printed later

pigment print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarNight Skyline and Parking Lots

1976

gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Peter HujarDrag Queen With Flower, Halloween

1980

gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a person with long wiry black hair and heavy jewelry and make up with one hand behind their head

Peter Hujar: Portraits

The composed portraits of lovers, friends, and artists of New York’s Downtown milieu, often photographed in Hujar’s own loft, capture each sitter in an unrestrained moment of openness and connection.