Feb 17, 2004 - Sale 1996

Sale 1996 - Lot 75

Price Realized: $ 4,830
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 6,000
BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES [BRUCE H. BELLAS] (1909-1974)
Mini-collection of 59 classic photographs of buff California bodybuilders, including welcome brenner, dick dene, george eifferman, tom sansone, robert weitknecht, jack harte, and floyd page. Nearly all are posing singly in snug speedos or cod pieces; a few are nude. Silver prints, 52 are 91/2 x 71/2 inches (24x19 cm.), 2 are 5x7 inches (12.5 x 18 cm.), and 5 are 5 x 4 inches (12.5x10 cm.); most with Bruce’s hand stamp and notations, in pencil, on verso. 1950s-early 1960s
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A tasty beefcake group featuring pictures of sporty strongmen flexing their muscles on sunny beaches, in studio settings (with fishnet backdrops), at the gym, or on rocky hilltops.