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