BRUCE BELLAS NUDE MALE PHYSIQUE PHOTO

Category

Photography

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Type of Artwork

Multiple (Maybe unique)

Signature

verso

Size of the artwork

10 x 8 in(25.4 x 20.32 cm)

Invoice issued by

Urban Culture Auctions in association with Palm Beach Modern Auctions is pleased to represent a historically significant collection of photographs and ephemera from the archives of Bruce of Los Angele

Catalogue raisonné reference

Included in the book "Bruce Of Los Angeles" "Bruce of Los Angeles", edited by Jim Dolinsky and published by Bruno Gmunder

Artwork description

BRUCE BELLAS NUDE MALE PHYSIQUE PHOTO.

BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES ARCHIVE: MALE PHYSIQUE.

Bruce Bellas (1909-1974), aka Bruce of Los Angeles.

American.

Gelatin silver print on resin-coated paper from the archives of Bruce Bellas.

Reference: This photo appears in the book "Bruce of Los Angeles," edited by Jim Dolinsky and published by Bruno Gmunder (the German publishing house/retailer of gay erotica now known as Bruno's). Images of those pages are included in this listing.

Photos from the archives of Bruce Bellas were held in storage for years with minimal handling, and overall condition reflects that. We would consider them all to be in very good to good condition. Condition issues we noted, primarily among prints on fiber-based paper, were minor edge wear and corner bends, and some with some undulation to the paper.

BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES

(1909-1974)