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Untitled 20259 - silver gelatin print - male bodybuilder figure
By John Casado
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 20259, Unique silver gelatin print. image = 14 5/8 x 22 or 37 x 55.9 centimeters / ppr 20 x 24 horizontal Each photographic print from John Casado is sold as ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled 20243 - lith silver gelatin print
By John Casado
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 20243 figurative black and white, male bodybuilder nude, figurative
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

MILO 1960 Vintage 8 Gelatin Silver Photographs of male physique model John Haley
Located in Glenford, NY
photography they photographed athletic male models for the physique magazines. An early advertisement is found
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1960s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #2 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #6 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #7 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #5 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #4 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL with
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #3 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL with
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #1 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Beefcake Photograph of VIC SEIPKE & JIM PARK
Located in Glenford, NY
innovators of mid-20th Century male figurative photography. His photographs are renowned for their rich dark
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s "Beefcake" Photograph MIKE CARVER Mr. Michigan 1948
Located in Glenford, NY
of the finest printers and innovators of mid-20th Century male figurative photography. His
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph "Beefcake" model LARRY KLEIN #2 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
considered to be one of the finest printers and innovators of mid-20th Century male figurative photography
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph "Beefcake" model LARRY KLEIN #1 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
considered to be one of the finest printers and innovators of mid-20th Century male figurative photography
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model AL WALCH #2 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
is now considered to be one of the finest printers and innovators of mid-20th Century male figurative
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model AL WALCH #1 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
male figurative photography. His photographs are renowned for their rich dark tones, superb lighting
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model JEAN O'STRAND Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
mid-20th Century male figurative photography. His photographs are renowned for their rich dark tones
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model BOB GIBE #2 - Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
male figurative photography. His photographs are renowned for their rich dark tones, superb lighting
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model BOB GIBE - Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
male figurative photography. His photographs are renowned for their rich dark tones, superb lighting
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" of JERRY SCHEMANSKY Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
finest printers and innovators of mid-20th Century male figurative photography. His photographs are
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model GEO WEIDER Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
printers and innovators of mid-20th Century male figurative photography. His photographs are renowned for
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

JEAN FERRERO FRENCH PHYSIQUE PHOTOGRAPHER 1960s Vintage Set & Original Booklets
Located in Glenford, NY
. Ferrero’s had a natural style that was distinctively unique among male nude photography in the early 1960s
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1960s Post-Modern Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of Olympic Gold Medalist STAN STANCZYK
Located in Glenford, NY
of the finest printers and innovators of mid-20th Century male figurative photography. His
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

BOB MIZER ATHLETIC MODEL GUILD 1950s Vintage 12 Photograph Series - Rome of Old
Located in Glenford, NY
bodybuilders and actors of the day got their start posing for Mizer at AMG including Joe Dallesandro, Ed Fury
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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Bruce of LA /AKA Bruce Bellas Photograph of Drew Burton
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Located in Glenford, NY
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing male and female
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Male Bodybuilders For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of male bodybuilders available for sale. Finding the perfect contemporary or Impressionist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the male bodybuilders on 1stDibs that include elements of black, brown, beige, gray and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Brian Finke, John Casado, Robert Mapplethorpe and Alberto Saucedo are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in c print, digital pigment print and pigment print. Some male bodybuilders are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 8 inches across, are available.

How Much are Male Bodybuilders?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — male bodybuilders in our inventory begin at $2,200 and can go as high as $30,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,000.

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