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THBBruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) (1909-1974)
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1155 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02909
United States
Vallot Auctioneers was founded in 2003 as a fine art specialty auction house in Tribeca, and recognized as one of the first fine art specialty auction galleries in Manhattan. Now based in Providence, RI, the auction house continues the excellence in focusing on bringing fresh quality lots to the mar...Read more
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About Auction
LiveFeb 26, 2026
Our first AFTER DARK auction of the year features fine art from masters of the male form such as Rex (a rare original pen and ink), The Hun (several important original artworks created for publication), MATT (Charles Kerbs) (original illustrations), Bruce of Los Angeles (Steve Reeves photographs hand-signed by Bruce of LA), Robert R. Bliss (a rare large 1957 painting), Chuck Arnett, and many exceptionally scarce pieces of queer ephemera, including Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Club 82 NYC, and many other impossible-to-find artworks, most of which have not been offered in decades. Vallots Auctioneers info@vallots.com
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- Lot Description
A collection of two (2) silver gelatin photographs. The model is inscribed verso as Wayne Kane. Photographer's stamp and signature verso. 10 x 8".
These photographs are from the personal collection of the American photographer Bob Mizer (1922 - 1992)
Provenance:From the personal collection of the photographer Bob Mizer; property of the Bob Mizer Museum and Photographic Archives.
Notes:
Bruce Bellas, better known by his alias Bruce of Los Angeles, was born in rural Nebraska in 1909. In the late 1940s, he relocated westward to California in order to fully pursue a career as a professional photographer. While in California, he began taking pictures of athletes and bodybuilders most notably on Muscle Beach in Venice near the Santa Monica Pier. Immersion in this culture of competitive bodybuilding gradually led Bellas to concentrate exclusively on the sculptural possibilities of the male body.
Alongside Al Urban and Russ Warner, Bellas rapidly established himself as one of the leading physique photographers in the postwar United States. In comparison to his peers, Bellas’ approach to photography prioritized the male figure exclusively, using natural lighting and minimal staging or props to emphasize physical form and muscular detail. Through his physique photography, Bellas became one of the defining pioneers of the beefcake genre and a key documentarian of pre-Stonewall gay identity and culture.
Condition
Nothing adverse to note.
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