Collection art and info from known and anonymous vintage artists
P. Beloti was a French spanking artist and author active in the 1930s. His work is almost exclusively M/F and shows a strong technical skill, particularly in his ability to imitate and sometimes rival the styles of better-known artists such as Louis Malteste and Luc Lafnet. Beloti is best known…
Paul-Emile Becat (1885 – 1960) was a French painter, printmaker, and engraver who won first prize at the Prix de Rome in 1920. He trained under Gabriel Ferrier and François Flameng, and made his debut at the Salon de Paris as early as 1913. After travels to the Congo, Gabon,…
Aubrey Beardsley (1872 – 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His drawings in black ink, influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the Aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James A. McNeill Whistler….
Marquis Franz von Bayros (1866 – 1924) was born in Zagreb as the son of a Spanish noblemanOne of his erotic portfolios, ‘Erzahlungen vom Toilettentisch’ (‘Tales from the Dressing Table’), caused a courtcase and made Von Bayros famous. In 1911, the Munich police persecuted him because of his illustrations and…
Bal-Tit is an enigmatic figure in the world of vintage erotica, known primarily for his (or her) illustrations in the 1938 novel Le Joug Séducteur by René-Michel Desergy, a French author of sado-masochistic literature. Virtually nothing is known about Bal-Tit’s true identity, as the name appears to be a pseudonym,…
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…