No less radical now than when they were first shown in the 1930s, with his surreal nudes Kertész manipulates and warps the female form with mirrors in a way that feels beautiful in its strangeness rather than grotesque; often humorous but never cruel.

Once assumed lost, the deteriorated negatives were restored, allowing the full series to be brought together in this dreamlike 1976 book.

Knopf, 1976. Good condition, some small tears to the dust jacket.

Lena Books is Le Kilt’s sister print space for research and reference. A shared resource for books and magazines straight from the shelves of our studio, launched to coincide with the opening of Le Kilt’s first concept store, Le Kilt Room.