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The Last Nudes lyndhurst The "Grain" pictures are pureFirst edition of The Last Nudes by David Smith. First impression. Medium format hardback in fine condition. About Beginning in the late twenties, and throughout his life, Smith used the figure as a touchstone from which drawings, paintings and sculpture drew resonant meaning. In the case of the Last Nudes, the starting point was photographs taken by Smith of models in everyday poses: standing in a hallway, reading a book, casually sitting in a chair,