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Friday, September 11, 2020


 1880 was the date that came with this anonymous study.

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  1. Wonderful, sunshine from 140 years ago. An awkward pose. There seems to be a hidden support for his right leg and perhaps his bottom. Interesting vascular left leg. I wish we knew more about this fine specimen.

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    1. Could he have leaned against that staff just long enough to get the picture? They did have to get long exposures back then, but it might still be doable.

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    2. An intriguing pose. I'm thinking the shaft is providing balance. Weight mostly on left leg hooked by right leg? But left foot is also raised up? Was this a long pose giving the vascularisation of the left leg (I get that sometimes) where the artist took a picture to spare the model any more pain? Love this sort of thing, at some point I'll get to work in a studio with suspensory devices.

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