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Friday, March 29, 2019


The leopard skin adds an exotic touch to this photo of an unknown model who posed for 90% or more of Durieu's male nudes.  (In about 75% of those, he is shown with a staff.)  The man is in superb physical shape, and this was 1855, decades before bodybuilding hit the scene.

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  1. it seems to be one of the very first photos of Von Plüschow, there is the leopard fur also used by Von Glœden

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    1. This photo actually pre-dates both of the German cousins by about 40 years, being by the Frenchman Durieu. It does look like their early work, howver, and I have to wonder if they were inspired by Durieu.

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