#artistic nude

A bonus post for this leap-year’s added day - a splendid selection of the most beautiful bums in antique photography! (Each description below links to the individual post, should you wish to single them out.)

1.A man with a sword, unknown, 1910s
2.A model from Rome, by Vincenzo Galdi, 1910s
3.Edoardo in Pompeii, by Guglielmo Plüschow, c1895
4.Vincenzo Galdi in Naples, by Guglielmo Plüschow, c1890
5.Bill Duckett, by Thomas Eakins, between 1887-1892
6. A piper, by Guglielmo Plüschow, 1890s
7.Tom White on Newporth Beach, in association with Henry Scott Tuke, 1917
8.Nino Cesarini, by Guglielmo Plüschow, c1910
9.A cyclist, by Guglielmo Plüschow, circa 1900.
10.A trio of models, by Wilhelm von Gloeden, 1890s.

The quite simply perfectNino Cesarini, posing for Guglielmo Plüschow circa 1905, in one of the most exquisitely beautiful portraits of his era - indeed, a timeless beauty which still stands out as something breathtakingly lovely to this day.

vintagehandsomemen:

Photograph of Tom White on Newporth Beach for a figure in ‘Under the Western Sun’ c. 1917.

Some further photographs of Tom White from this seaside modelling session can be seen here.

Presented as a triptych of three images mounted on board, this glowingly gorgeous dreamlike photograph was taken by F. Holland Day in 1909. It is well worth a few seconds of your time to linger here but a moment, and view this at full size.

A lean willowy model of incredibly handsome face poses for Guglielmo Plüschow, circa 1905, simple white background allowing his beauty to stand out with no need for embellishment.

A difficulty in curating this collection into its third year is remembering all that I have featured before - just this afternoon I almost posted a photograph I had shown a long time ago (this, if you wonder what was so pretty I was enamoured all over again). I did catch my error in time, and instead have found a different yet no less lovely photograph by F. Holland Day, to fulfil the intended amount of dreamy delicate images he so perfectly supplies.

Hubert Julian Stowitts, displaying his truly fantastic physique and the superbly strong poise and lean muscular power of the professional dancer - his first career before moving on to film acting, and later, painting. Photographed in this series of dramatically posed and lit promotional pictures by Nickolas Muray in 1922 - a touch outside my usual era but when the images are so very striking as this, I can no longer resist including them!

A few months ago I posted two different copiesofone gorgeous photo by von Gloeden, depicting one of his favourite models, usually known by his nickname Il Moro. Here we see a second shot from his posing in this little secluded sun-trap, shifting position just a little his arm now curls around the olive jar which decorates the set.

thatanthonyguy:

Nude, 1896

by F. Holland Day

A sublime subtle nude by one of the greats, a restful scene of quiet contemplation in a gorgeous sun-dappled outdoor setting, simply perfect composition, a beautifully easy and relaxed model, and a tangible sense of peace and calm as by cool still water he gazes away into the leafy woods. Oh to feel grass beneath my toes again, I do so miss summer and soft green!

One of Guglielmo Plüschow’s more famous photographs, oft included in a more brief summary of the era as one of the outstanding examples of his work; and yet in providing so many pictures from his catalogue, I have somehow missed one of the best-known. Depicted in gorgeous close-up, picking up the fine details lost in the larger scenes - this is a nude in which we can really appreciate the body displayed : each crease in his skin, the beautiful contours and casually elegant pose, the light catching the outline of his nipple against the darker background, and I wonder are the spots merely damage to the aging print, or moles upon his skin? I like to think the latter; those imperfections which add to beauty wherever they are, not only when appearing on the face.

Adding to my small but lovely collection of pictures by Frank Eugene, unfortunately I’ve been unable to find the title or year for this photograph so if any of my ever-knowledgeable readers have the missing details, please do enlighten me.

vintagehandsomemen:

Nude with Trumpet, taken by Fred Holland Day (1897).

Typical of the extraordinarily lovely scenes composed by F. Holland Day, a young man of truly admirable form sits with easy grace in the raking light, every countour exaggerated by the brightness and deep shadowh, his modesty preserved with a slim ribbon spilling across one thigh. Many of Day’s photographs feature the addition of these distinctive and unusual borders of varying shape; most can never be found in their original full-page format.

Nude Man with Harp, 1908-10. Posed and lit with such an artistic eye, Frank Eugene’s photography is truly magnificent, his male nudes depicted as glorious and graceful as his female models; indeed he is one of the first to present the male body as a thing of beauty to be admired in photographic art.

The rather indistinct hazy quality of this picture by Vincenzo Galdi does not detract from the loveliness of the scene, which reminds me of this other image from the same photographer - perhaps even the same model there on the right.

With a twisted garland tied into his tousled hair, this von Gloeden model strikes an elegant pose in the ruins of an ancient Roman building, the bright sun catching and emphasising his curves.

Wilhelm von Gloeden’s model and lifelong friend Il Moro, fixing the camera with a smouldering stare as he shows off his voluptuous curves with typical charismatic confidence.

A model of magnificent physical form and presence, though sadly we have neither his name nor that of the photographer who created this striking image - and this other in which he looks even more impressive!

Deep black shadows and bright brilliant light bring striking emphasis to the fine figure of this curvaceous leaf-garlanded model, in a sun-drenched shot from Guglielmo Plüschow, circa 1895.

An anonymous model posing with utmost elegance and casual grace for the camera of Wilhelm von Gloeden, in the late 19th century.

coffeemonsterstudio:

Cassis

Baltimore

April, 2014

CoffeeMonsterStudio

Trying to channel

derekwoodsphotography

A photo I shot of C last month while we were visiting a friend. I really like this one.