This remarkably expansive photo shows a studio scene with three nude models, a clothed attendant amond the models, and three additional clothed men off to the left side. Unfortunately, the photo is damaged, so I've broken it down into three parts which I individually enhanced with software below.
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The nude model above seems to be sawing something. Shades of Muybridge.
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The central figure seems more muscular when enlarged and clarified.
The nude model above has a bit of a pot belly and looks older than the other models.
The clothed man is holding a rag and has something on a shoulder strap I can't make out.
Is he dressed as a soldier? Or is he the helpful fluffer?
An indication that Eakins worked with real, regular males? Most of his naked models seem to be college men, but this one s are isn't. I wonder if some of the clothes. Models in his pictures might have appeared stripped in other pictures. Big Dude
ReplyDeleteThese "Circle of Eakins" photos include both students and non-students, and some of the non-students are thought to have been fellow artists. Others seem to have been assistants who helped set up furniture and props. On top of that, most of these men did a variety of tasks, so yes to regular males and yes to possible nude appearances by the clothed men here.
DeleteI find the general photo quite unhealthy with these men who seem older and who look avidly at the younger and naked students. The decomposed photo is probably a little less so...
ReplyDeleteI think the clothed men's interest is more occupational than lustful.
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