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Sunday, August 9, 2020
This Van Vechten photo came to me labeled "Flandrin." The only Flandrin
I could find via Google was a French painter from the early 19th Century.
Jeune homme nu assis au bord de la mare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_(Flandrin)
ReplyDeleteprobably the archetype of the pose
Thank you! Of course you are correct, and others (von Gloeden for one) have also used the pose or very similar ones.
DeleteFlandrin is the name of the pose. It's based on a picture done by Flandrin entitled "Study (Young Male Nude Seated Beside the Sea).
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