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PHOTOGRAPHY - BODYBUILDING Collection of approximately 106 photographs of bodybuilders contained in two albums, mostly 1960s image 1
PHOTOGRAPHY - BODYBUILDING Collection of approximately 106 photographs of bodybuilders contained in two albums, mostly 1960s image 2
PHOTOGRAPHY - BODYBUILDING Collection of approximately 106 photographs of bodybuilders contained in two albums, mostly 1960s image 3
PHOTOGRAPHY - BODYBUILDING Collection of approximately 106 photographs of bodybuilders contained in two albums, mostly 1960s image 4
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PHOTOGRAPHY - BODYBUILDING
Collection of approximately 106 photographs of bodybuilders contained in two albums, mostly 1960s

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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PHOTOGRAPHY - BODYBUILDING

Collection of approximately 106 photographs of bodybuilders contained in two albums, mostly gelatin silver prints, approximately 65 by Studio Arax with inkstamp on verso and occasionally photographer's credit at foot (mostly 230 x 175mm.), the remainder smaller and uncredited (125 x 75mm.), tucked into photo corners, contemporary boards and cloth, the smaller lettered "Anglais nus" in ink on spine, 4to, mostly 1960s

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The Armenian-born Krikor Djololian-Arax moved to Paris in 1922 and founded Studio Arax. He collaborated with the English magazine Strength and Health from 1934 until his death in 1975, and photographed many Mr Universe contests. Many of Arax's subjects are named in pencil on the verso; the majority are wearing posing pouches or underwear but a few are nude. Amongst the smaller images, some sitters are captioned on album leaves.

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