AFTER DARK: Photography & The Male Form
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 07:00PM EDT
Lot 42
Earle Forbes (Canadian/American, 1897-1970)
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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Paulo Como, ca. 1940s.
Gelatin silver print.
Annotated in graphite on the verso, "Paul Como by Earle Forbes."
Earle Forbes was a notable New York-based dancer and photographer active throughout the 1940s-1950s. He is best known for his portraits of New York dancers, ballerinas, and musicians, as well as his male nude portraits of body builders and Fire Island beachgoers. A portion of his surviving work is now held in the archives of the New York Public Library.
10 x 8 1/8 in. (25.3 x 20.7 cm)
Condition
Some light surface abrasions.
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Provenance
Reed Massengill (Acclaimed writer, photographer, and physique photography collector.) Knoxville, TN.
Property of a Private New York Collection.
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