Taschen is world famous for books like quaintance, and the complete reprint of physique pictorial, but also for our stunning collectors. This page lists people with the surname quaintance. The art of george quaintance reed massengill, dian. The groundbreaking kitsch cowboy art of george quaintance. George quaintance was an artist ahead of his time, a man.
Art, comics, drawings, morphs, cgi, and other illustrated and nonphotographic works. George quaintance was an american erotic artist who smuggled homoerotic imagery in paintings that supposedly celebrated muscular male physiques. The art of george quaintance softcover for sale online. As the preeminent male physique artist of the 1940s and early 50s, quaintances work for magazines such as physique pictorial, demigods and body beautiful inspired a generation of artists like tom of finland, harry bush, etienne and countless others. The art of george quaintance by volker janssen, george. Just in time for the holidays, the art book experts at taschen are releasing the art of george quaintance. George quaintance 19021957, the master painter of the male physique, was out in an age when out was not only risky, but largely illegal. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. In 2012 i saw the quaintance retrospective book which taschen released. The art of george quaintance george quaintance second. Your hosts, john waybright and ken furtado, are the authors of quaintance. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one.
Had he been born a few decades later, we might know him today as a multitasking celebrity stylist, as a coach on dancing with the stars, or perhaps as the fine. What i saw in this lavishly packaged book looked a lot like romantic pulp fiction covers, i. George quaintance was an artist ahead of his time, a man who forged several successful careers, yet. Taschen gallery proudly announces the opening of the flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance, the first public show of works by this culturally significant artist. Introductions by volker janssen and tora lillstrom. I have written about george quaintances final, unfinished canvas. Read more on marshall shores visit to the taschen gallerys show titled the flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance here. I love george quaintances work even more because of this book. Had he been born a few decades later, we might know him today as a multitasking celebrity stylist, as a coach on dancing with the stars, or perhaps as the fine artist he aspired to be.
Taschen books monograph on quaintance pulls together his art in an xxl format. Our book fills a cultural, historical and academic void for this seminal 20th century artist. The short life of an american art pioneer is the only comprehensive look at the artists life available today. The images are nice and clear full page illustrations though. In this book, all the original paintings still known are reproduced full page, and the whole lot is shown in smaller size, with comments for each one. The flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance. An exhibition of original artwork by george quaintance 19021957 available for acquisition buysell. All our physical stores and our online store are temporarily closed. George quaintance is the gay artist who taught tom of. Like most fans of this unique artist, i became acquainted with quaintance through reprints of the old amg athletic model guild magazine. George quaintance june 3, 1902 november 8, 1957 was an american artist, famous for his. Including photographs and his complete oil paintings, the book traces the artists biography and remarkable life.
Long before tom of finland, there was george quaintance. George quaintance is the gay artist who taught tom of finland everything he knows george quaintance was the preeminent male physique artist of the and early and inspired a generation of artists like tom of finland tom of finland bathhouse canvas print by phreakboy where gay literature meets gay art meets other gay excesses. His images of idealized masculine bodies set the blueprint for a gay aesthetic that would become universal and inspire the work of artists like tom of finland, james bidgood, and pierre et gilles his paintings, prints, and. After attending art school with georgia okeeffe and alexander calder, he joined a vaudeville troupe and traveled the country. In this day and age it is hard to imagine the impact these images had on gay men of the 1950s as a pressure built on them and american society as a whole that. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He began his studies at the art students league, which counted georgia okeeffe among its many prestiges graduates.
Quaintance was born in 1902, and was active in the art scene from the 1930s to his death in 1957, around the time tom of finland started taking off. This book deals with the flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance. The flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance george quaintance was an artist ahead of his time, a man who forged several successful careers, yet never enjoyed mainstream fame. Buy the art of george quaintance by volker janssen, george quaintance online at alibris. One hopes that a more detailed biography of george quaintance will someday be published, but until then, the short one included here and the comments on the paintings will have to be enough. But his brief fame faded, his reputation confined to a few ardent collectors of male physique art of that period.
The art of george quaintance deserves much better treatment than this book offers. The art of george quaintance quaintance, george on. The seller, who claimed to have had the painting hanging in his home for over 20. In an era before stonewall, the sexual revolution, gay rights and the aids crisis, quaintance and his highcamp erotic art existed in a demimonde of borderline legality. George quaintance was an artist ahead of his time, a man who forged several. Im pretty new to the george quaintance camp compared to a lot of erotic art fans. Gay artist george quaintance 19021957 had a diverse and colorful career. George quaintance 19021957, artist known for his homoerotic paintings of men. Remember, that is how most people were exposed to his work. Outstanding 1950s studio photograph by painter george quaintance, featuring modellover angel avila in a great figure study image with the model posed against a theatrical draped ground and. George quaintance artist, fine art prices, auction. The art of george quaintance new holland publishers.
Had he been born a few decades later, we might know him today as a multitasking celebrity stylist, as a coach on dancing with the. Quaintance paintings, depicting idealized scenes of masculine interaction, were often featured. George quaintance the pyramid builders for sale at 1stdibs. George quaintance isnt a household name like tom of finland, but he is a queer artist you need to know about. World famous for books like quaintance, and the complete reprint of physique pictorial, taschen is also celebrated for its stunning collectors editions. He was a vaudeville dancer, coiffeur designer, window dresser, magazine cover artist, photographer, portraitist, and ultimately, the first great physique artist. Trained at the arts students league, new york city, virginia native quaintance rejected life on the farm he grew up on to pursue a career as a designer of womens hairstyles. George quaintance is the father of gay art george quaintance june 3, 1902 november 8, 1957 painted pictures of muscular, depilated men. Take one look at the glistening bodybuilders from his kitsch, homoerotic oeuvre, and.
Take one look at the glistening bodybuilders from his kitsch, homoerotic oeuvre, and youd think you were looking some 1986 romance novels, but nope. The tom of finland foundationone of the great classic prints by that early pioneer and towering figure of gay erotic art, george quaintance. Art of george quaintance hardcover excellent condition. George quaintance creates a veritable gay cowboy paradise where every man has the perfect looks and body, rodeos are for tyin and wranglin boys, the sun always shines, and every mesa is the garden of sweden. The art of george quaintance paperback common by author george quaintance, volume editor volker janssen on. George quaintance june 3, 1902 november 8, 1957 artist and photographer born june 3, 1902, in the tiny village of alma, page county, virginia, quaintance left home at 18 to study art in new york city. George quaintance 19021957, was a master painter of the male physique and openly gay in an age where being out was not only risky, but largely illegal. Buy the art of george quaintance 3rd revised edition by volker janssen isbn. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by. These babies date back to the 1940s50s, to an era before the queer advocacy following the aids. The flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance george quaintance was an artist ahead of his time.
The flamboyant life and forbidden art of george quaintance artsy. The name george quaintance was familiar in the secretive, insular world of gay high society in the 1950s. The short life of an american art pioneer, the only complete, authoritative biography of quaintance ever written. Please refer to the guidelines on prohibited content.