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Boys for Sale (Photos)

By Christopher Harrity
Above: Danny Fitzgerald,
Above: Danny Fitzgerald, "Richard," 1963. Read about the auction below.

Paddle8, the leading online auction house, presents Boys! Boys! Boys!, a sale of photographs celebrating the male figure by the world’s leading established and emerging photographers. Curated by Paddle8 and The Little Black Gallery founder Ghislain Pascal, Boys! Boys! Boys! features portraits by Robert Maplethorpe and Wolfgang Tillmans, photographs by Allen Ginsberg, and artful nudes by Tyler Udall, Ferry Van Der Nat, and Ryker Allen, among others. The sale will be live to bidders worldwide now through March 19.

"Curating this sale has been really interesting as I have discovered many new talents, including Ryker Allen, Levi Foster, Thomas McCarthy, Ferry van der Nat, and AdeY. Queer and gay photography is blossoming right now and I’m happy to be bringing such a great mix of new work and older classics to attention,” says Pascal. “Contemporary photographers are continuing a tradition that’s been around for centuries, since Caravaggio and Rubens were delighting in the sensual male form."

The Little Black Gallery is known for its exhibitions and artists celebrating the female form, including its annual Girls! Girls! Girls! show. As a gay man and avid collector of queer and gay photography, Pascal wanted to shift the focus of visual pleasure off Grindr and onto the exquisitely photographed bodies of beautiful men. 

AdeY,
AdeY, "Are You Sure?", 2016
Luke Smithers,
Luke Smithers, "Cowboy", 2015
AdeY,
AdeY, "Sensitive Surface", 2016
Othello De'Souza-Hartley,
Othello De'Souza-Hartley, "Wall (Masculinity Project)", 2013
Allen Ginsberg,
Allen Ginsberg, "Peter Orlovsky, Yosemite National Park, CA", 1955
Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2010
Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2010
Anderson & Low,
Anderson & Low, "Sky #9", 2000-2004
Thomas McCarty,
Thomas McCarty, "Cruising", 2017
Anthony Goicolea,
Anthony Goicolea, "A is for The Archer's Son", 1995
Mel Roberts,
Mel Roberts, "Ron Brouillette, Lancaster", 1967
Arthur Leipzig,
Arthur Leipzig, "Divers, East River", 1948
Ferry Van Der Nat,
Ferry Van Der Nat, "Lovebite", 2014
Iakovos,
Iakovos, "Red 1", 2016
Levi Foster,
Levi Foster, "Follow Greg", 2017
Luke Smithers,
Luke Smithers," Odalisque", 2015
Tom Bianchi,
Tom Bianchi, "Pyramid", 1988
Tom Bianchi, Untitled 465 (from the series
Tom Bianchi, Untitled 465 (from the series "Fire Island Pines | Polaroids 1975-1983"), 1975-1983
Tom Bianchi, Untitled 299 (from the series
Tom Bianchi, Untitled 299 (from the series "Fire Island Pines | Polaroids 1975-1983"), 1975-83
Vee Spears,
Vee Spears, "Dystopia, Untitled #13", 2017
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