19th Century Day

We're visiting the 19th Century today, beginning with this anatomical photo by an unknown photographer.  The same model from a different angle will appear at the end of today's series.

 

Igout I

This is the first of three photos in today's series by Louis Igout.

I posted the frontal view of this same pose last May.

 

Marconi I

This albumen print by Gaudenzio Marconi is in the collection of Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour.

 

Hermann Heid I

I can't tell if this Hermann Heid model is gesturing or holding an imaginary object.

 

Igout II

Louis Igout never seemed to run out of different ways to pose men.

 

Lalaing

My original source listed this one as unattributed, but some poking

 around produced a believable link to the Belgian Jacques Lalaing.

 

Marconi II

I'm sure that Flandrin inspired this Marconi photo,

and it is one of at least two Marconi did on that theme.

 

Hermann Heid II

Hermann Heid made good use of that little table to set up this shot.

 

Igout III

The model in our third Igout photo seems to be giving a worried look over his shoulder.

 

Anatomical II

As promised, here is the match to the first photo in today's set to close things out.

 

Niels Henry Imbert

Niels Henry Imbert (1907-1993) was a Danish photographer whose male nude work has been 

dated at around 1950.  (The models' hair styles seem to back that date up.)  I have not, however, 

been able to find any more detailed biographical information.  Neither have I been able to find 

much of his work, my entire collectio amounting to 12 images.  The magazine cover above 

leads us to think his nude work was directed at the European naturist journal trade.  

If anyone has more of his photos, please contact me.

 

Muscles

The musculature is nice in this one.

 

Geometry

I like the geometry in this pose.

 

First Find

This was the first Neils Henry Imbert photo I found,

and it led to the search for more.

 

Outdoors II

The second outdoor photo in today's set look woodsy.

 

Only derriere

This is the only derriere I could find by Niels Henry Imbert.

 

Outdoors III

This quizzical item leaves me wondering what the blond is going to do with that rock.

 

Hood ornament

Is it just me, or have I been posting a lot of hood ornament photos lately?

Oh well, maybe they just stick in my mind for some reason.

 

Outdoors IV

An older model in what appears to be moorland

appears in our fourth outdoor Imbert photo.

 

Shadows

At first glance, I thought this model was holding something, 

but it was just the interplay of light and shadows.

 

Outdoors V

Our fifth outdoor shot show a man with a solitary tree and a wooden fence.

 

Classic

Closing out the Niels Henry Imbert set with a classic bodybuilder pose.

 

Hippie Day

Today is hippie day, and we start with two guys cleaning up after a festival.

 

Festival

I think this fellow was dancing at a European festival.

 

Woodstock Shower

This is supposed to be a jury rigged shower at Woodstock 1969.

 

Red

I'm posting this guy because he's handsome and reminds me of someone dear to me.  I found 

him on a website about how cool current youths' fathers and grandfathers could be.

 

Superbeard

The beard and bush are noteworthy on this guy.

 

Furball

I found this delightful furball on a nudist website,

but he looks like a hippie to me.

 

Magic Bus

Here we have some hippies and their converted school bus,

handy for rolling from one rock festival to the next.

 

Woodpile

This hippie seems to be working on a woodpile.

 

Just standing there

These two seem to be just standing around naked.

 

Historic?

My source said that our final photo of a hippie on a beach was historic without giving any provenance whatsoever.  The hippie is quite well built and good looking, historic or otherwise.