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Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856-1931)

Sundrenched ruins in far off lands strewn with young men , naked or wearing togas, evoke a lost time of innocence,

Baron von Gloeden was the first photographer to devote his life to the photography of the male nude, making numerous studies of young boys in Sicily from the time he came to live in a villa in Taormina in 1876. Most of his work was produced between 1895 and 1910, and after his death in 1931, large numbers of prints and negatives were destroyed by the fascist authorities.

Titles:

Ref# 05113
2 Boys
Albumen Print
ca1900
16.5 x 21 cms

Ref# 05114
Portrait
Silver Print
ca1920
14 x 21 cms

Ref# 05115
2 Boys on a rock
Carbon Print
ca1900
15.5 x 22 cms

Ref# 05116
Naked Boy
Carbon Print
ca1900
15.5 x 21 cms

Ref# 05117
Standing
Silver Print
ca1900
16 x 22 cms

Ref# 05118
Young Man
Albumen Print
ca1890
17 x 23 cms