Sandow's Own Combined Developer

A rare French poster owned by Sandow biographer David Chapman showing a rather Art Nouveau version of Sandow demonstrating his portable exerciser to a thin and awe-struck gentleman. Interesting that the headline of the poster is written in English. It is also of note Sandow appears so lifelike and real, and the observing man is portrayed as a 2 dimensional cartoon, without shadow or shape. The artist even gives the thin man heavy clothes, and Sandow none, thus implying even a man without a stitch of clothes, will look more impressive than even a fully well dressed thin one. The poster gives the viewer a choice of which man he wants to become. The choice is also painfully clear. The developer sold very well.

 

 

 

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