<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sothebys.com%2Fen%2Fauctions%2F2017%2Ferotic-passion-desire-l17322.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">"Erotic: Passion & Desire," </a>an exhibition at Sotheby's London, looks at representations of sex in art and design objects from ancient times to the modern day. The works will all be auctioned on Feb. 16, 2017. These are some of the highlights.<br /><br /><em>Pictured: A Roman marble group of two lovers (c.1st-2nd century AD</em>)
"Erotic: Passion & Desire" at Sotheby's London —
"Erotic: Passion & Desire," an exhibition at Sotheby's London, looks at representations of sex in art and design objects from ancient times to the modern day. The works will all be auctioned on Feb. 16, 2017. These are some of the highlights.

Pictured: A Roman marble group of two lovers (c.1st-2nd century AD)
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"Jupiter Disguised as Diana Seducing the Nymph Callisto" (1727) by Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem and studio
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"Jupiter Disguised as Diana Seducing the Nymph Callisto" (1727) by Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem and studio
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Japanese shunga scroll (Edo Period, late 17th-century)
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Japanese shunga scroll (Edo Period, late 17th-century)
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"Bathers" (1938) by Pavel Tchelitchew
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"Bathers" (1938) by Pavel Tchelitchew
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A loving couple watched by a maiden, North India (c. 1700-40)
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A loving couple watched by a maiden, North India (c. 1700-40)
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A couple making acrobatic love on a lake, North India (c. 18th century)
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A couple making acrobatic love on a lake, North India (c. 18th century)
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"First" (2003) by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
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"First" (2003) by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
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"Pole II" (2012) by Anthony Gormley
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"Pole II" (2012) by Anthony Gormley
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"Modest Maneuver" (1969) by Gil Elvgren
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"Modest Maneuver" (1969) by Gil Elvgren
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"Untitled (Hotel Rooms)" (1993-1994) by Nobuyoshi Araki
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"Untitled (Hotel Rooms)" (1993-1994) by Nobuyoshi Araki
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"Bow and Arrow" by Robert Mapplethorpe
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"Bow and Arrow" by Robert Mapplethorpe
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"Nu Couché" (1972) by Pablo Picasso
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"Nu Couché" (1972) by Pablo Picasso
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"Shiva" vase by Ettore Sottsass, designed in 1973
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"Shiva" vase by Ettore Sottsass, designed in 1973
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"Akt (Nude)" (1917) by Egon Schiele
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"Akt (Nude)" (1917) by Egon Schiele
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A maquette for "Siren" (2008) by Marc Quinn
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A maquette for "Siren" (2008) by Marc Quinn
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Lucian Freud, Man Posing, 1985 (est. £15,000-20,000).jpg
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Lucian Freud, Man Posing, 1985 (est. £15,000-20,000).jpg
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