It has been a staple of the art world for centuries, but it appears auction houses are thinking twice about offering nudes to their clientele for fear of causing offence.
Dealers and auctioneers are having to be mindful of the works they show to collectors from newer Middle Eastern galleries and museums, who are unable to put explicit or realistic-looking nudes on their walls.
[A COMMENT] If backwards people fail to appreciate Western art, who cares. Let's not forget, that most of their obscene wealth comes from us having to pay for oil that just happens to be under their tents.
[ANOTHER] So fifty years of Muslim immigration sets European civilisation back by a thousand years? That sounds about right. [The Telegraph] Read more
