L’Étude Académique 1911 Almanach des Beaux Arts nudes magazine French #1

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Interior pages are generally very nice. Small tear in a couple as shown in photos. 72 pages. Cover has come off and is missing part. One of two of these french magazines I'm listing. L‘Étude Académique was a French magazine with nude photography. The magazine appeared biweekly from 1904 to 1914. The initiator was the cartoonist Amédée Vignola (1862–1939)1, who published several similar publications. The ostensible purpose of L’Étude Académique was to inspire artists, such as painters and sculptors, but this was simply a trick to cheaply distribute nude photography to subscribers. Several photographers were active for the magazine. Their photos were usually only signed with initials, because nude photography was more or less tolerated by the French justice, but caution was still needed. L’Étude Académique was distributed in sealed envelopes bearing: Cette publication ne peut être mise en vente que sous couverture fermée. Il est interdit de la laisser entre les mains des enfants. (This publication may only be offered for sale in its closed envelope. It is forbidden to leave it in the hands of children). The envelopes were made from recycled advertising material to keep costs low. The magazine also advertised branded 18 x 24 cm photographs that were sold individually or in series of 12 or 25.

• Year: 1911
• Condition: Good

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