Men of 1890

 

From a photo album put together by a friend of Thomas Eakins….1890s

 

 

1898 University of Wisconsin Rowing Team

 

Guglielmo Plueschow, 1895.  

 

 

 

 

 Guglielmo Plueschow, 1899.  

 

 

 

A side view of A.A. Zimmerman in racing position on a wheel of his own design. 

The out of door library. 1897.

 

 

William Robison c 1890

 

Such strong vital beauty in these toned, slender-figured models, immortalized in the flawless perfection of youth by Guglielmo Plüschow at the end of the 19th Century. What a handsome man on the right - that jawline!

 

 

Striking young man perched atop a pillar in leafy dappled sun and shade. By Guglielmo Plüschow.

 

 

 

 

Credited to the great sculptor Auguste Rodin; a vivid, violent scene enacted by two artists’ models - I’m not familiar with the pose, and would welcome any further information on whether this dramatic tableau was ever drawn, sculpted, or even immortalised in bronze.
Rodin Auguste 1840-1917