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Nude Male Portrait, Burgundy Colour, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Male Portrait, Burgundy Colour, Original Oil Painting English School, Mid 20th Century Oil
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Pointillist Reclining Male Nude Mid 20th Century Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
1940's French pointillist painting of a reclining sleeping male nude. Strong, warm tones which will
Category

Mid-20th Century Pointillist Nude Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model JOHN HACKETT
Located in Glenford, NY
photograph, circa 1950s, from the beefcake "posing strap" era when nude photography was illegal. 'Bruce Los
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model Dennis Christensen
Located in Glenford, NY
male physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an era of Hollywood bodybuilding and was well
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model Sam Stall
Located in Glenford, NY
physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an era of Hollywood bodybuilding and was well known under
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bruce Bellas 1950s Vintage Male Physique Photos - Ed Lincoln & Jim Drinkward
Located in Glenford, NY
“beefcake photography”. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model RLEE BREWER
Located in Glenford, NY
physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an era of Hollywood bodybuilding. He was well known under
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model KEN ITTNER
Located in Glenford, NY
work with male physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an era of Hollywood bodybuilding. He
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model BOB FORBES
Located in Glenford, NY
was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an era of
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model ROBERT KENDALL
Located in Glenford, NY
and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an era of Hollywood bodybuilding. He was well known under the
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model James Pappa
Located in Glenford, NY
influential in his work with male physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an era of Hollywood
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bruce Bellas Vintage 1950s Photo Set of Male Physique model Bob McCune
Located in Glenford, NY
work with male physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an era of Hollywood bodybuilding and
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bruce Bellas Vintage 1950s Photo Set of Male Physique model Perry Peters
Located in Glenford, NY
who pioneered “beefcake photography”. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo Set of Male Physique model ED FURY
Located in Glenford, NY
influential in his work with male physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an era of Hollywood
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bruce Bellas Vintage 1950s Photo Set of Male Physique model Bert Elliott
Located in Glenford, NY
in his work with male physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an era of Hollywood
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bruce Bellas Vintage 1950s Photo Set of 2 Male Physique model Robert Kendall
Located in Glenford, NY
photography”. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes throughout the 1950s and 1960s an
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hover - Male Nude Suspended in Air, Side View, Original Oil on Canvas
By Richard Gibbons
Located in Chicago, IL
nude male. Suspended in air, the figure appears as if ready to dive into a pool of water, the blue
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Final Portal, Shrouded Male Nude on a Burgundy Backdrop, Oil on Panel
By Richard Gibbons
Located in Chicago, IL
The partially shrouded male nude stands in front of a doorway outlined in black. The rich burgundy
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Bruce Bellas Vintage 1950 Photo Set Male Physique Robert Kendall & Jerry Debry
Located in Glenford, NY
Bruce of LA - Set of 2 Authentic Vintage 1950s Silver Gelatin Male Physique Photographs by famed
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Black Male Nude Sitting, Academic Charcoal Nude Figure Drawing Life Class
By John R. Grabach
Located in Miami, FL
League with Frank V. DuMond, and George Bridgman. This work "black male nude " clearly reflects the
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1950s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

Muscular Male and Leggy Female Figure on the Roof
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This is a self-portrait with a 1950s girly cut-out set against a dramatic tropical sky. It's is a
Category

1980s Surrealist Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

MILO 1960 Vintage 8 Gelatin Silver Photographs of male physique model John Haley
Located in Glenford, NY
of model John Haley. Haley was a very popular physique model of the late 1950 and 1960s. All
Category

1960s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

RALPH KELLY 1950s Vintage 11 Gelatin Silver Photographs of model BOB CUTLASS
Located in Glenford, NY
Original Vintage Rare early 1950s set of 11 gelatin silver photographs by Physique Photographer
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BILL SEAY Vintage 1950s Physique Beefcake Photo Set (10) of Model BERNIE ERNST
Located in Glenford, NY
and male modeling portfolio photographer primarily during the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BOB MIZER ATHLETIC MODEL GUILD 1950s Vintage 12 Photograph Series - Rome of Old
Located in Glenford, NY
leading male-art photographer of the 1950s and 1960s who made a major contribution in establishing an
Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist
By Eugenie Gershoy
Located in Surfside, FL
teaching ceramics at the California School of Fine Arts in 1946. In 1950, she studied at the artists
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

After waking up. Daydreaming. Large graphic painting of young male nude.
Located in Firenze, IT
nude. Around 1980. Watercolor, colored ink, wax colors on paper. Silombria uses the image of a
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Achilles riding the Centaur Chiron by Marco Silombria. Signed by artist.
Located in Firenze, IT
Turin starting from late 1960’s. His first steps in 1950-es was done with famous artists such as
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Nude Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil, Carbon Pencil, Wax Crayon, Paper

DON WHITMAN WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD VINTAGE 1949 - Physique Model ED FURY
Located in Glenford, NY
2801 Denver, Colo." printed in blue ink on the verso. Whitman captures Ed Fury in a stunning nude
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1940s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DON WHITMAN WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD of Physique Model PAT BURNHAM - 1948
Located in Glenford, NY
natural Colorado settings in the iconic posing strap that defines the limitations of legal male nudity
Category

1940s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DON WHITMAN Vintage 1948 SERIES #6 Complete 12 Photos WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD
Located in Glenford, NY
. Specializing in male physique photography and becoming a master of outdoor photography with the Colorado
Category

1940s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DON WHITMAN Vintage 1949 SERIES #13 Complete 12 Photos WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD
Located in Glenford, NY
Photography Guild, a physique photography studio, in Denver, Colorado in 1947. Specializing in male physique
Category

1940s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pearl, Water Colors
By James Bidgood
Located in New York, NY
first to take the pulp and glamour aesthetic of the 1940s and 1950s and apply it to male erotic
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1960s Other Art Style Nude Photography

Materials

C Print

Andy Warhol Studies for a Boy Book (1950s Warhol illustrated announcement)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Susan Sheehan Gallery, New York Private Collection, New York Further Background: "In the 1950's Warhol
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1960s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

"Tighties" 1950's Gouache Male Nude Mid Century Painting
By Jerry Opper
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Tighties c. 1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

The Hermaphrodite - Original Ink and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
that comes from a male body. Of the male figure we see only the legs. The phallus comes from a vagina
Category

1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

1950s Male Nude Oil On Canvas Painting
Located in Dorchester, GB
Male nude oil on canvas. Canvas stamped on the back. Circa 1950s. Dimensions H 76.5cm, W 61cm
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Cane, Paint

1950s Male Nude Oil On Canvas Painting
1950s Male Nude Oil On Canvas Painting
H 30.32 in W 24.41 in D 0.79 in
Male Nude
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
1950's. In recent years there has been an increase in scholarship, awareness and pursuit of Nevelson's
Category

1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Pencil, Paper

Vintage 1950s Male Original Nude Photo of Brothers Playing Records
By Bruce of Los Angeles
Located in Palm Springs, CA
printed in the 1950s. Please check additional listings for other male nudes and male beefcake vintage
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

"Seated Male Nude, " Gorgeous Figural Painting by Roberto Lupetti, 1950s
By Roberto Lupetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Subdued in palette but gorgeous in subtle detail, this painting of a seated male nude from behind
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Green Patina Plaster Male Nude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A male nude statue in green patina plaster. Made to look like aged copper or bronze. Dimensions
Category

Vintage 1950s Statues

Materials

Plaster

Green Patina Plaster Male Nude
Green Patina Plaster Male Nude
H 35.5 in W 16 in D 9 in
Male Nude Beach Study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roy Dean (1925-20020. Male Nude Study, ca. 1975-80. Origina; period print with artist studio stamp
Category

1970s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Douglas of Detroit Rare B & W Original 1950s Male Model Nude Photograph
By David Martin, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very rare original male nude by legendary photographer Douglas of Detroit. As most of his photos
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

The body of a slim young man. 1970s. Marco Silombria signed.
Located in Firenze, IT
with a Greek band. Silombria uses the image of a classic ideal of the male body, with an idealized
Category

1970s Pop Art Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Wax Crayon

Male Nude Desert Landscape Study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roy Dean (1925-20020. Male Nude Study, ca. 1975-80. Original period print with artist studio stamp
Category

1970s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 1950s Studio Photograph Male Nude
By Bruce Bellas, Bruce of Los Angeles
Located in Palm Springs, CA
was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Other

Mid Century French Pencil Study of a Male Nude
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Study of a Male Nude Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Large 1950s British Art Deco Mythological Male Nude Soldier Jason versus Spartoi
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
British School, Jason Versus the Spartoi, an Art Deco style male nude warrior standing before the emerging
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Nudes with Guitars", Mid Century Painting w/ Male Nudes by Christopher Clark
By Christopher Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
especially interested in the male figure, and painted portraits and nudes throughout his career.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Seated Male, Mid-Century Male Nude Figurative Expressionist Drawing on Paper
By Joseph Glasco
Located in Beachwood, OH
. Glasco’s paintings and sculpture were widely shown at New York museums and galleries from the 1950’s to the
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink

"Nude Pan with Pipes", Large, Vivid Painting w/ Male Nude by Broadway Designer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
paintings with male figures, many nude or partially nude. This is the largest and most ambitious example
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Nude with Golden Hair", Striking Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Diminutive and striking, this Mannerist male nude by Raoul Pène du Bois, the great Broadway
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Original and Rare Vintage 1950s Male Nude From the collection of Dave Martin SF
By David Martin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. We had been collecting original male physique photography for decades, and found out about Mr
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

French Modern Bronzed Plaster Sculpture of a Male Nude Torso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French modern bronzed plaster sculpture of a male nude torso, possibly a Maquette. Unsigned. A
Category

20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
By Christopher Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this large 1950s painting of a nude male youth, executed in black gouache or
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Recumbent Male Nude, " Gilded Bronze by Agnes Yarnall, 1954
By Agnes Yarnall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
-known Philadelphia sculptor active after World War II. Like most of her peers in the 1950s, she gave her
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

"Nude with Umbrella, " Mid-Century Modern Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
of a slender Black male nude holding an umbrella -- in our opinion a Mid-Century Modern masterpiece
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Male Nude with American Flag, " Monumental Painting by Broadway Designer
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
costume designs for the theater, this painting shows his love of depicting the male nude as a joyous
Category

Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
artistic genius. This extremely rare sculpture of a seated nude male figure, leaning back on his elbows and
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Summer", Domestic Scene by Sheppard w/ Reclining Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
-- who relished scenes with multiple nude figures, sometimes quiet and sometimes raucous. The male nude
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

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Male Nude 1950s For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of male nude 1950s is available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Pop Art, contemporary or Expressionist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the male nude 1950s that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, beige and white. Andy Warhol, David Halliday, George Platt Lynes, John Button and Richard Gibbons took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paper, paint and silver gelatin print.

How Much are Male Nude 1950s?

Prices for pieces in our collection of male nude 1950s start at $175 and top out at $475,000 with the average selling for $1,748.