Unknown Artists Day

It's unknown artist day, and we start with a woodcut print dated 1450.

 

Italian?

For some reason, I want to think this one is Italian or perhaps Spanish.

 

1812

Here's a second one for which a date was given, 1812.  This might be a study 

for a painting because it doesn't look like typical academic work.

 

20th Century?

This one looks 20th Century, but Google's searchbots came up empty yet again.

 

Thor

Only the Teutons would have a primary god traveling around in a cart pulled by goats.

Thor's hammer and some lightning bolts are on display.

 

Expressionist

All my searches turned up on this one was the term "expressionist."

 

Study

This one was described as a study for a painting.

I'd really love to see the finished work.

 

Brooding Germans

I can't believe something elaborate as this has no information.  Brooding Germans and vultures just seem to go together, and the caption translates as "A Little Bridge Leads from Person to Person."

 

1880

And we have a third piece with only a date, 1880.

 

Hazy

Closing with a hazy drawing that I like a lot.

 

Models Named Bill, Third Edition

Today is round three of models named Bill, starting with Dave Martin's Bill Brannon.

 

Bill Keehan

This is Bill Keehan by Western Photography Guild.

 

Bill Preston

Hoffman of Edinburg took this photo ot Bill Preston in a gravel pit.

 

Bill Coates

Bill Coates looks a bit startled in this Pat Milo photograph.

Maybe he saw a spider.  The rest of us are seeing a snake.

 

Bill Melby

Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild used a twisted

 fish net as a prop in this shot of Bill Melby.

 

Bill Dupre

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Bill Brinkley

The grass floor mat and corrugated backdrop scream Bruce of Los Angeles.

The handsome model is Bill Brinkley.

 

Bill Grant

Bruce took this color slide of Bill Grant, and I don't know if the orange cast was original 

or the effect of time.  Below is a restored version with more realistic color.

 

Bill Wilson

It took some research, but I was able to find out that the "Master Photographer from California" mentioned in the caption was Bruce of Los Angeles.  Bill Wilson, the model, was 

an 18-year-old in the U.S. Navy in 1964 when this was taken.

 

Bill Pask

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Professor Desbonnet

Let's make another trip to Professor Edmond Desbonnet's gyms in Paris.  He had a whole chain of them, and I'm guessing this is one of the bigger ones.  If you look closely, you can see the mustachioed professor with a student at the bottom of the drawing.

 

Looks familiar

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Clipping

This is a clipping from one of the numerous publications in which 

Edmond Desbonnet published photos.  The model is, alas, unknown.

 

Standout

One element really stands out in this slightly blurry photo,

and I wonder if it was the reason it was taken.

 

Outlier

When it comes to Desbonnet photos, one does not exactly expect this rather romantic style.

 

Showtime

I don't know if the men in this stage show were students of Desbonnet,

but the photo is in his archive, so there's likely a link.

 

Acrobat

Here we get a bit of acrobatics.

 

Lighting

I don't know if the lighting here was intentional to accentuate certain elements, or not.

What I do know is that we can hardly see the model's head at all.

 

Pleasant

I find this fellow quite pleasant to look at.

 

John Grimek

Our closing photo of John Grimek was in Prof. Desbonnet's personal collection and is believed 

to have been taken by him.  The two knew and respected each other.