Original Beken Photograph of the Gaff Rigged Ketch Sunshine, circa 1950

Early silver gelatin photograph print of the Gaff rigged yacht wayward sailing on port tack with Cowes in the background by Beken of Cowes. Signed and dated 1902.

An original Beken photograph of HRH duke of Edinburgh leading the fleet in his flying fifteen Cowslip at Cowes regatta 1961. Trained in its original ...

An original and large photograph of R.M.S. Titanic by Beken of Cowes, printed in sepia, inscribed and signed in Indian ink TITANIC/Beken & Sons, Cowes. In the original oak frame and ...

A Gelatine print of the Yacht Foam on port tack on the Solent. Signed in ink to the right hand side, Beken and Sons Cowes.

A pair of Beken of Cowes Albumen Photos of the SS Andes and SS Antares leaving Southampton Port.

A large silver gelatin photographic print of H.M.Y. Britannia by Beken, on an easterly course on starboard taking, passing Cowes., Inscribed in white ‘H. M. Y. Britannia, No. 10785, ...

Three charming perspectives of sail boat Zest, each signed Beken and Sons of Cowes, sepia toned gelatin silverprints, float mounted in box frames. English, 1950s H28 cm x W 23 cms ...

A very rare original male nude by legendary photographer Douglas of Detroit. As most of his photos and negatives were destroyed by the police in Detroit, it is very hard to find orig...

Albumen print from the period by Euge`ne Atget representing an apple tree branch in full blossom. Written on the back by the photographer : 'Branche de pommier, N°55.' (Apple tree, n...

Large Albumen photograph Panorama of The Rock of Gibraltar, circa 1870, Composed of three albumen prints, ca. 7" inches x 7 1/2" inches each, and l...

From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, an iconic image done by Bruce in the studio with model posing on the iconic black and white floor, showing off his masculine back.. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio on verso when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All original photos are 8 x 10. Framed 16.50" W x 19" H. Please see other listings for more photographs from this collection available for sale for the 1st time. These listing photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s. BIO: Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles. History and influence Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire. Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail. An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...

An original iconic male physique photograph by legendary photographer Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of Los Angeles. Our collection (soon to be available on separate listings are all original (not copied from negative). This iconic image with a beach ball was one of the props that became synonymous with a Bruce Bellas photograph. Printed in the 1950s, the stamped images were printed when he was alive. They are the rare, sought after photographs prized by collectors of the genre. 8x 10 photograph, white matt, beautifully framed in classic black. Bio: An icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in physique photography, Bruce Bellas is remembered today as a pioneer of beefcake. Beginning in the 1940s and continuing until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important figures in the world of physical culture; bodybuilders Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, and Brian Idol...