Louis Igout
Louis Jean-Baptiste Igout (1837-1881) was a French photographer when photography was still new. He also founded his own publishing house, specializing in producing high-quality photographic prints. His company became known for innovative printing techniques that allowed for greater detail and clarity.
Above is plate 38 from his book Album d'Etudes - Poses (Album of Studies - Poses), which contained plates of photos of nude men, women and children. We're concentrating on the men.
For more clarity online, I have cropped the images from the book and brightened them slightly. Above is plate 38 again. Click on any of these images for a larger version.
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I came across this image online, labeled "Model for painting with rock". It is actually not the model for a painting. It's the second image from plate 38 above.
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Here are a few more plates from the book. Above, plate 33.
Plate 37 features two models with some wrestling or fighting poses.
We end with another model on plate 41.
Louis Igout died in 1881 at the age of 44. I do not know the cause of his death.
The blog Vintage Muscle Men has featured many photos by Igout - go to the blog and click on Igout on the list at right to see them.
3 comments:
A very rare find. The male models were hot, especially in the full-frontal shots.
Happy to see these here, Larry! And thanks for the link.
Nice variety of models and poses.
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