This is a vintage 1923 Albert Arthur Allen gelatin silver print of a beautiful nude model posing from his series "The Female Figure: Series 1 Technical Edition." An obscure figure who operated outside the margins of the fine art community, Allen was known to a small coterie of clients who bought boudoir studies and pictures of comely young voluptuaries. A homespun aesthetician who had a marked propensity for self-invention, Allen produced photographic portfolios that were initially inspired by the naturist movement. Verso is ink stamped "Plate No. 32".
7"W" x 10 1/4"H.
Condition: Fair to good condition. There is a large crease near the upper edge. The upper left corner has loss and the upper right corner is creased.
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