There is no great tradition of male nudes by women artists, but this underlines an asymmetry of power rather than a lack of female desire
June 2025
Francesca Wade
Apollo
Lucy Waterson
Michael Delgado
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Why aren’t more women artists gazing at men?
There is no great tradition of male nudes by women artists, but this underlines an asymmetry of power rather than a lack of female desire