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Friday, February 11, 2022

1874


The painting style Comerre used in this 1874 academic painting
complements the older model's rugged looks.

 

4 comments:

  1. I wonder how long his modelling career lasted? Character and fine lived-in physique would be in need.

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    1. Having now collected hundreds of these academic works, I can tell you that some of the models appear multiple times. Some of these (which I have posted in comparative mode) were where different students used the same model in the same session from different angles of view. Others were obviously from different sessions, and in a few of those the models look older than in other works. Based on that, I'd say that some of these guys' careers extended well beyond a decade or even two. On the other hand, it's entirely possible that some of the older models were recruited because they were already older.

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    2. No problem, David. Look for the next group like this in about 10 days.

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