French Postcards - The Naughty Victorian Nude
Well, it's no wonder that the dinky the camera got invented, colse to the 1830's or thereabouts, the nude gal made her appearance. And thus, in my opinion, the pin up girl was born! At first these Victorian nude "pin up" photos were called artist's models, and they were sold in general for that purpose. However it didn't take long for the Victorian gentlemen to catch on, and there you have it, the vintage erotic is born.
French Postcards - The Naughty Victorian Nude
French Postcards - The Naughty Victorian Nude
French Postcards - The Naughty Victorian Nude
French Postcards - The Naughty Victorian Nude
I could say that pin up art had its beginnings much earlier, as artists have been depicting the idealized female nude in painting and model for hundreds of years. That may be a matter of opinion.
However there is no doubt that the dinky that camera came along these Victorian nude ladies were no longer ethereal goddesses and allegorical figures. They were contemporary women, quite often staring right at the viewer, and wearing contemporary clothing and lingerie. This was very scandalous! Suddenly the viewer had this intimate keyhole notice at real scantily clad pin up girls!
The French began to exploit this new pinup photography idea very early on, and began to mass yield these vintage erotic nudes. They never were in effect sent through the mail, However they were called postcards because of their suitable size. They were sold and collected in sets. As early as the civil war soldiers were caught with these risque pin up girl daguerreotypes.
In addition many Parisian prostitutes during this era would have the postcards made with images of themselves, and would use the postcards as advertisements for their services.
The heyday of the sexy art of the French postcard was practically from 1900 through the 1920's, and tourists from all over the world would return from France with these naughty souvenirs, this vintage pinup photography!
French Postcards - The Naughty Victorian Nude
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