Collection art and info from known and anonymous vintage artists
~ 1874 – 1944 Edmond Malassis was a French painter and illustrator.  He was a pupil of Gustave Moreau, and became a watercolourist. Malassis worked primarily in the first half of the 20th century. A prolific book illustrator, he did not do his own engravings. In 1935, he exhibited at the…
This artist illustrated a publication for Irving Klaw titled Prisoned Woman. 1 album/5 artworks To view premium content you need to login Make sure that you are logged in as premium member to view and download all artworks. Select one of the options that applies to you: I am already…
~ 1895 – 1961 Marcel Vèrtes was a French costume designer and illustrator of Hungarian-Jewish origins. He won two Academy Awards (Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design) for his work on the 1952 film Moulin Rouge. He was born and raised in Budapest, during the interwar years he lived in Paris and when many artists fled…
Erotic art depicting flagellation dates back to the pornographic fresco paintings of ancient Rome, particularly Pompeii. But the first mass-produced corporal punishment erotica began with the illustrated flagellation and spanking novels that flooded the underground book market in Europe and America in the late 19th century. That is the artwork that…
~ 1924 – 1988 Tsuyoshi Yoshida known by the pen name Go Mishima (三島剛, Mishima Go), was a Japanese homoerotic fetish artist and founder of the magazine Sabu. Mishima was born in 1924 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. At 18, he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army, where he had his first homosexual experience with his commanding officer….
Hans Henrik Lerfeldt (1946-1989) was a Danish painter and graphic artist influenced by Wilhelm Freddies. Educated at the Academy of Fine Arts, he explored erotic surrealism, focusing on provocative imagery of women and insects. His work is characterized by photographic precision and sadomasochistic themes.