Unknown Danish Academic Art

When researching Danish art following my visit to Copenhagen last year, I came across a website that featured about 20 Danish academic works by unknown artists.  The academy archive from which they came preserved the drawings and paintings, but had no record of the artists' names.  Today I am posting ten of these, starting with a young man waving and holding a short staff.

 

No fig, but still leaves

Although I could do without the branch and leaves,

the form of this male is impressive.

 

Shapely backside

Whoever drew this one knew how to draw a shapely backside.

 

Interesting pose

The pose here is hard to figure out, but the work is very good.

 

Staff of spear

I can't tell if the prop here is supposed to be a staff or a spear.

 

Surprising

Two thing surprise me about this painting.  First, there's the fact the artist capable 

of such work is not known.  And second, it's pretty damn good for a student piece.

 

Double support

A staff and one of those big wooden blocks give this model double support.

 

Ordinary

The model here looks like an ordinary average guy walking alonw with a short staff.

 

Big Beard

We can't see it very well, but this model appears to have a big bushy beard.

That's not the only big element of the painting.

 

Searching?

I can't tell if the closing drawing shows a man searching 

for something or just rubbing the top of his head.

 

Ten by Ten Again

Posting ten photos by ten of my favorite photographers today in alphabetical order by artist.  

We start with a good color photo of Roni Dartezo by Bob Mizer of AMG.

 

Denny Denfield

An unknown model posed on sheet on a parquet floor for Denny Denfield.

 

Douglas of Detroit

Stan Stanczyk always looked great when posing for Doug Juleff, aka Douglas of Detroit.

 

Ferrero by Ferrero

Jean Ferrero took this photo of Rod Ferrero,

and as far as I know, they are not related.

 

Kovert

This Kovert of Hollywood photo is the second of three unknown models in today's series.

 

Lon of New York

The well used column instantly tells us that this picture of an unknown 

model is by Lon of New York, aka Alonzo Hanagan.

 

Dave Martin

The oil in this photo of Bob Miller by Dave Martin doesn't bother me at all.

 

Pat Milo

The minimalist background works in this Pat Milo photo of Chester Ford.

 

Russ Warner

Neel Bate, an artist in his own right and model for George Platt Lynes, 

posed for Russ Warner with a wagon wheel and a statuette.

 

Western Photography Guild

Finishing up with Hunter Metcalf by Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild.

 

Middle Age Nudist Day

It's middle aged nudist day, and we start with a man in quite good shape.

 

Ankle Deep

Our subject here seems to be ankle deep in the ocean on a day with very little surf.

 

Golf

These two are playing golf without the benefit of grass.

 

Water Pump

I think this gentleman is operating some sort of water pump.

 

Wedding Ring and Budweiser

I don't know why, but this guy with a wedding ring and a Budweiser looks familiar.

 

French

This is supposed to be an indoor shower at a French nudist resort.

 

Trophy Winners

These two Aussies have won trophies for something.

 

Prickly Pear Workout

The backdrop for this handsome man's workout is a patch of prickly pear cactus, aka opuntia.  My sister got thrown off  her horse once into a prickly pear thicket, and it took our mother hours to pull all the thorns out of her.  The upside of having all that stuff around was that Mama made really good jam out of the fruits.  Processing the fruit was an arduous process, though.  During severe droughts, I had every 12 year old boy's dream job, riding around on a tractor with a flame thrower to burn off the thorns so the cows would have something to eat.  I had an interesting childhood.

 

Floater

I don't recall ever having seen a float like that one.

I have, however, seen a few men like him.

 

Familiar

Ending the set with a fellow who looks like a 1950s TV actor who played bit parts as very ordinary fathers and/or office workers.  I can't for the life of me remember his name, though.