It was only ever a matter of time before the art world weighed in on the 50 Shades Of Grey phenenomon, and first out of the blocks is art database Saatchi Online.

Spotted by our eagle-eyed colleagues on HuffPost US, Saatchi Online have curated a collection of works that could have been inspired by the racy ‘Mummy porn’ titles.

carpet Carpet Surfing by Thomas Saliot
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Which as you can probably guess means lots of artful nudity, some highly suggestive photography and - bizarrely enough in one case - a headless man giving someone a good spanking.

It’s a gallery that the acronym ‘NSFW’ was probably invented for, but if you’re in the comfort of your own home or working somewhere pretty liberal, you might want to check out these selected highlights.

Purely out of artistic curiosity, of course.

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  • Surrender Painting by Peter Seminck Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • Carpet surfing Painting by Thomas Saliot Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • An der Frau - Beobachtung XVIII by Dietmar Jäkel Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • Narcisa Photography by David Mayo Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • El último día en el Paraíso/ Last day in Paradise by Desdibujando Cristina Martel Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • Taylea 199 by Jacques Maudy Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • Espectro de um falso moralista. Painting by Alfredo Coelho De Sousa Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • Painting Painting Painting by Isaac McCaslin By Isaac McCaslin

  • 12 Naked Men - "Deceit" (Edition of 25) Photography by Michael Meyersfeld

  • Nude with camera Photography by Danny Bourne Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • legs(pink)2 Photography by Aaron Mcelroy Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • touched - dawn awakens on your lips 2 Painting by Ges Wilson Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • brassiere Sculpture by Rihor Alin Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • Series Nude Photography by Takaki Hashimoto Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • Delicate violence series I ( Opening curtains) Photography by Romina Margherita A Diaz Courtesy of Saatchi Online

  • akt Painting by Rainer Augur Courtesy of Saatchi Online