Voinquel I

This is the first (and better known) of two equine photos

 in today's series by French photographer Raymond Voinquel.

 

Voinquel II

Closing out one of my favorite themes with another equine shot from Raymond Voinquel.

The man and the horse are both at ease and beautiful.

 

I can't quite figure out the setting in this photo by Raymond Voinquel, 

a contemporary of Cocteau who also photographed Cocteau's lover.The rocks

and trees are easy, but what's that rectangular thing above the model's shoulder?

 

Raymond Voinquel photographed this artistic interpretation of Narcisse.

Raymond Voinquel Day, Part 2 - Non-nudes

Some of Raymond Voinquels non-nude photos were recognized as homoerotic in the 1940's,

but he was better known for his images of movie stars.

Voinquel took a number of photos of French athletes in the 1940's.

I wish I knew the title of this photo because I get the feeling there's a story there.

Voinquel used silhouette lighting well in this photo,

but still managed to show the models face.

Raymond Voinquel Day, Part 1 - Male Nudes

Raymond Voinquel (1912-1994) was a French photographer best known for the still shots he made for French movie producers.  For our purposes in today's Sunday double feature, however, we will be most interested in his homoerotic and male nude work.  We start with a picture where the model seems to be shading his eyes despite the apparent lack of a blinding sun.  

Maybe he was going for a dramatically distraught look.

Languidly reclining was the order of the day for this Raymond Voinquel model.

There is a surprising lack of Voinquel derriere shots, 

and this grainy example was the best I could find.

That grape eating motif has been around since the Romans . . . maybe even longer.

I don't know if the total obscurity of the model's face was an artistic device or some gesture of anonymity for modesty's sake.  Given that it was France, I doubt it was modesty.