The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 216
KELLER. Grand Tableaux Vivants and Poses Plastiques. Profes...
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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KELLER. Grand Tableaux Vivants and Poses Plastiques. Professor Keller. [London] S.G. Fairbrother, Printer, (1846). Illustrated poster bearing a large wood-engraved image of one of the many ?living pictures? presented by Keller and his troupe at the Royal Adelaide Gallery. Matted to 24 1/4 x 18 1/4?, sight 19 1/2 x 13 7/8?. Professor Keller was purported to be a gymnastics teacher from Berlin and arrived in England in 1845 with his company of highly trained ?artistes? to present their show of living pictures, made up of natural poses based on scenes from the Bible and, as advertised here, ?has added to his groups a number of fresh selections from the works of the Ancient Masters.?
