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AFTER DARK: Photography & The Male Form

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Our special September edition of AFTER DARK, features a curated collection of fine art photography focused on the beauty of the male form. Our latest catalog is a comprehensive history of male portrait photography, from early 20th century photos and affectionate portraits by Wilhelm von Gloeden, to American trailblazers like George Platt Lynes, the PaJaMa group, Herb Ritts, and further still to contemporary legends like Jack Pierson and Annie Leibovitz. This auction also includes an array of works from the collections of tastemakers like Sir Elton John, Charles Cowles, and William Como. Vallots Auctioneers info@vallots.com
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Homoerotic Albumen Print (French, ca. 1900)
Lot 33

Homoerotic Albumen Print (French, ca. 1900)

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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An Explicit, French Homoerotic Albumen Print, ca. 1900.

Albumen print.

An exceptionally rare and historically important homoerotic albumen print attributed to a late 19th-early 20th century French photographer. Featured in Nicole Canet's landmark anthology of early homoerotic photography, Joyeux Polissons - Clandestine Homoerotic Photographs 1860-1930.

 

6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (17 x 12 cm)

 

Literature:

Canet, Nicole. Joyeux polissons - Photographies homoérotiques clandestines 1860-1930. 2nd edition. Paris, France: Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour, 2022. Illustrated.

Condition

Some residue from previous adhesive on the verso; minor surface abrasions present.

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Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour. Paris, France.

Property of a Private New York Collection, acquired from the above.