Lewis Bald
7 albums/44 artworks – Lewis Bald (date of birth unknown, active early 20th century) was a French illustrator best known for his work on classic spanking and flagellation-themed novels. He is particularly recognized for illustrating several titles by the prolific author Aimé van Rod during the late 1900s and early 1910s. Little is known about his personal life or full identity, like many illustrators in this niche genre at the time, he likely worked under a pseudonym. His drawings feature strong, detailed compositions typical of the French “flagellation” literature of the Belle Époque and early interbellum period, often depicting disciplinary scenes with birch rods, whips, and dominant/submissive dynamics. Lewis Bald contributed illustrations to the following books (primarily 1909–1910, with one…
