Habib Benglia by Albert Rudomine
Russian-French artist Albert Rudomine (1892-1975) did male nudes in the 20s and 30s including this series of Habib Benglia taken in Paris circa 1921.
Category: pre-30s
The history of gay porn before 1930
Rupert Bunny
Before his late marriage, Australian artist Rupert Bunny (1864–1947), mixed in a Proustian circle, including with painter Alastair Cary-Elwes whom he lived with and reaches out to here, and gay writer Zsigmond Justh, who described him splendidly dressed as an angel in gauzy Indian voile.
Jaques LaLaing
In the 19th century, male nudes were usually taken with artistic, rather than pornographic intent. These works by Jaques LaLaing exemplify the tradition of taking nudes as a substitute for a life model for sculpting, drawing, and painting male nudes.
Paul Richter
Paul Richter was a sculptor and anatomist whose early figure studies were used to train artists in anatomy and how to draw the human form. He rather famously documented the physiques at the 1900 Paris Olympics.
Vincenzo Galdi 3
More photos by Italian model-photographer Vincenzo Galdi active in Rome from the 1890s to the early 1910s.
Igor Stravinsky Nude
Igor Stravinsky, Russian (later French, eventually American) composer, 1882-1971 first photo taken by George Platt Lynes in 1947, others taken…
George Hackenschmidt, Bodybuilder
George Hackenschmidt, author of the 1908 bodybuilding guide “The Way To Live” is best known for having invented the hack squat and bench press.
The Sandow System
Along with many other elements of physical culture, Eugen Sandow was one of the first bodybuilders to publish a regular magazine exploring various exercise techniques.
Ernest Candine
Ernest Cadine, French weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 1920 Olympics posing in 1921-1923 Agence photographique Rol, Paris.
George Hackenschmidt: Wrestler
From 1900-1908 George Hackenschmidt dominated the newborn sport of professional wrestling. He wrestled in over 3000 recorded matches with only 2 losses.