PARIS LATEST: Photographs ~ December 2012

Latest from Paris including a selection of vintage, original photographs, circa 1905s ~ 1960s. Click on the caption below each item to see the listing in my eBay store.

(above) Photograph by Julien Mandel Paris circa 1925  SOLD

 German Naturist Nude Study circa 1905  $100.00

Folies Bergere Spectacular Stage Show 1927 photo by Walery  $150.00

 Albert Wyndham Studio Paris circa 1925  SOLD

Albert Wyndham Studio Paris circa 1925  SOLD

 Ostra/Biederer Studio Paris circa 1930  SOLD

Ostra/Biederer Studio Paris circa 1930  SOLD

 Grundworth Paris circa 1925  SOLD

Grundworth stereograph Paris circa 1925  SOLD

 Ostra/Biederer Studio Paris circa 1925  SOLD

Ostra/Biederer Studio Paris circa 1925  SOLD

 Grundworth Paris circa 1925  SOLD

Photographer unknown Paris Cabaret Dancers 1940  SOLD

 Photo by Walter Bird London circa 1930s  SOLD

Photo by Roye London circa 1940s  SOLD

Photo by Roye London circa 1940s  SOLD

Amateur photograph circa 1960s  $35.00  SOLD

Attributed to Serge Jacques Paris circa 1960s, printed later 1980s  SOLD

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PARIS MAGAZINE: March 1935

Paris Magazine began in 1931 and unconsciously created a "style book" copied by numerous publications around the world. Close-up portraits on the cover; high quality, "coated" paper stock used throughout; modern page design and typography, and most importantly, a mix of content: illustrated fiction and non-fiction articles; photographs by the best photographers working in Paris at the time: Brassai, Roger Schall, Man Ray, Braig, Jean Moral, Studio Piaz, Dorvyne, Utujdian, Germaine Krull, Andre Steiner and numerous others. The photographs include nude studies; "assignment" photos created to illustrated stories/articles; views of Paris as well as additional "artistic" photographs, created by an expanded list of international contributors. 

(above) "Love is the Child of Paris"

Issue #43 colorized black & white cover photograph by Braig.

Brassai

Braig

Jean Moral

Man Ray

Alban

Bill Brandt

Jean Moral

 Braig

Jean Moral

Roger Schall

Photos from readers

Back cover ad. Jean Moral photograph.

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Link to Paris Magazine in my eBay store

Link to Latest from Paris items in my eBay store

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FUMETTI Italian Adult Comics 1970s

Largely unknown outside of Italy and the world of comic book collector's, the Italian adult, sexually explicit graphic novels, known as fumetti, are quite a surprise coming from a Catholic country where little erotic material was produced in the modern era. Until recently I have never had or seen any of these publications. The covers are uniformly wonderful displaying the range from simple seduction to total, all out sexual fantasy.

Common themes run through these comics: lesbianism, catwomen, sex machines, female domination, sci-fi sex, vampires, bondage and sado-masochism. During this period, the various series included Sesso Majjo, Maldrak, Gengis Kana, Pussycat, Giovani d'Oggi, Ilona, and Fathoman. The internal illustrations were done in a very simple, almost naive style, printed in black and white and resembling the sequential story telling of today's graphic novels. Contents are sexually explicit, while simultaneous lacking eroticism.

Click here for part two of fumetti.

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Click here for part two of fumetti.