The Art of Arousal

A Celebration of Erotic Art Throughout History

Dr. Ruth Westheimer

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Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
01 March 2022

Painting & paintings; Erotic art; Gift books

"A delightful tour through the sensual side of fine art, from America's favourite sex therapist.

This irresistible volume presents 130 of the most engagingly erotic paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings from diverse eras and cultures, coupled with revealing commentaries about their sexual and aesthetic content. In its organisation, The Art of Arousal traces the course of a sensual relationship. It begins by examining the elements of eroticism, and then progresses from flirtation and seduction through kisses and other foreplay before ultimately arriving at consummation and blissful exhaustion.

The irrepressible Dr. Ruth explores every element of sexuality in these provocative works of art, including the pleasures of looking, creative fantasising, and the effects on male and female pleasure of the various positions depicted. All the art in this book has been chosen to meet two essential criteria: everyone portrayed must be having a good time, and each image must satisfy the high aesthetic standards of Dr. Ruth and an art historian friend, who writes with witty scholarship about the artistic aspects of these works.

Now available in a revised edition that includes delightful new works by contemporary artists, The Art of Arousal is a stimulating gift for art lovers.

AUTHOR: Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer is a beloved and trusted therapist who revolutionised the national dialogue on sex, sexuality, and relationships with her radio program Sexually Speaking, and went on to host numerous television shows and author some forty books. She is the subject of a one-woman show about her life, Dr. Ruth, All the Way, and the Hulu documentary Ask Dr. Ruth. She teaches at Columbia University's Teachers College.

SELLING POINTS: .

A new edition of the provocative best seller from national treasure Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer .

Dr. Ruth and an art historian friend (who prefers to remain anonymous) provide a witty and informed commentary on erotic art from around the world and throughout history. .

The artworks are organised not by historical period but by the stages of an erotic encounter: looking, flirtation, foreplay, consummation, and afterglow. .

The selection of artworks is inclusive and sex-positive-in Dr. Ruth's words, ""everyone portrayed must be having a good time."" .

This revised edition comes in an affordable, giftable format and features new works by diverse contemporary artists."

By: Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Imprint: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 203mm,
Weight: 796g
ISBN: 9780789214218
ISBN 10: 0789214210
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 01 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer is a beloved and trusted therapist who revolutionised the national dialogue on sex, sexuality, and relationships with her live, syndicated radio program, Sexually Speaking. She went on to host numerous television shows, author some 40 books, and tour in her one-woman show about her life, Dr. Ruth, All the Way. She taught for six years at Yale and Princeton. A resident of New York, she teaches at Columbia University’s Teachers College. She has two children and four grandchildren.