This is the earliest erotic drawing of Dud’s in my collection.  There is a companion female nude, which appears to be from the same series, in MGM’s collection.  

This piece features Dud’s early style of signature with a capital “D”.  The signature is unusual because the majority of his work, whether erotic or not, is unsigned. 

This piece is a good example of the variety of Dud’s artistic style. It features a very stylized pen and ink drawing of a nude couple kissing marked by both its economy of line and sweeping curves.

The female figure is unique in that she has no pubic hair as indicated by the simple curved line representing her bare vulva.  Although common today, it was not in 1944.

 The 1944 date is interesting to note because Dud was drafted into the Army in 1941 and served until 1946.

The lighter colored border is the original paper color.  At some point in time it had been matted and framed and hung where exposure to light darkened the paper. 

 Live Long and Prosper,
-DMG