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AFTER DARK: Photography & The Male Form

Thu, Sep 24, 2026 07:00PM EDT
Lot 45

Colin Clarke (British, b. 1949)

Estimate: $500 - $800

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A Series of Five (5) Large Portraits of David Meyer, ca. 1970s.

Gelatin silver print.

Photographer's stamp on the verso of each and the model's name annotated on each in red ink.

A series of large-scale photographs featuring the actor David Meyer, taken by the British photographer Colin Clarke. These photographs were taken for later publication in After Dark magazine. Outside of Meyer's career in traditional theater, he is perhaps best known for starring in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983) as well as his work in Derek Jarman's The Tempest (1979) and War Requiem (1989).

 

Each: 11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (30 x 24.2 cm)

Condition

Minor cockling consistent with unmounted gelatin silver prints of similar age and size.

 

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Provenance

Estate of William "Bill" Como (1925-1989) (editor-in-chief of After Dark & Dance Magazine). New York, NY.

Property of a Private New York Collection.

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